Wok cooking

Twice cooked pork is a famous Sichuan style Chinese pork stir fry dish. Fatty pork belly gets two stages of cooking and is stir fried with savory chili bean paste sauce (doubanjiang).

This collection of quick Wok Recipes includes plenty of stir fry dishes that all make great easy weeknight dinners. We love this basic chicken dish:

While we think carbon steel is the best overall material for a wok, carbon steel woks do require seasoning before use. Here's how to to do it.

I invested in a wok a few years ago, mainly to stir-fry and do high-heat cooking. I didn’t make the decision lightly, though, since a wok takes up a fair amount of room and needs care and maintenance to work at its best. I was worried it would only be able to do one thing well, but it’s actually a really versatile piece of cookware!

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Embark on a culinary journey like no other with these 26 wok recipes that cater to a myriad of tastes and preferences. From the zesty Ginger Beef Stir-Fry to the earthy excellence of Mushroom and Snow Peas, this selection promises flavor-packed dishes.

If you don’t already own a wok, we highly recommend you get one! Besides just adding quick stir-fries to your weeknight routine, there are plenty of other things you can cook thanks to the wok’s unique sloped design.

Interested in learning the basics of cooking with a wok? We go through selection, seasoning as well as stir frying, steaming, and deep frying techniques.