Zucchini Stir-Fried with Beef

This recipe was from Taste of the Far East by Madhur Jaffrey. She's well known for writing many Indian cook books. This cookbook won the The James Beard Cook Book Of The Year Award.

The book is broken into different regions of Asia. There are recipes from Thailand, Vietnam, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Philippines and Indonesia. The Zucchini Stir-Fried with Beef recipe is a Korean dish. 

 

Ingredients:

1 lb medium zucchini, sliced in 1/4 inch slices

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
2 scallions cut into find rounds
1 tablespoon finely grated ginger
2 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped
1 teaspoons chilli powder
2 tablespoons roasted sesame seeds

For marinating the beef:
1/2 lb flank steak, sliced into 1 inch pieces
1 ½ teaspoons soy sauce
1 scallionscut into very fine rounds
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon roasted sesame seeds
1 tablespoon sesame oil

Directions:
1. Mix the beef with soy sauce, scallions, black pepper, sesame seeds and sesame oil in a bowl and set aside for 30mins.

2. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over high heat. When hot, put in the meat. Stir and fry for 2 minutes until the meat change color. Add the zucchini and stir gently. Put in the soy sauce, sugar, scallions, ginger, garlic and chilli powerder. Stir gently and cook for 2 minties. Turn down he heat and stir-fry gently for another 2 minutes. Sprinkle the sesame seeds over the top just before serving. I served this dish with brown rice.