How to Make Chinese Stir-Fry With a Wok

If you love to cook and you're looking for a new adventure in the kitchen, try stir-frying. Stir-frying is popular Chinese cooking method of quickly frying the foods in extremely hot oil inside a wok. Stir-frying is a great way to cook a healthy meal in minutes. All you need for a great stir-fry meal is a wok, oil and the foods you love to eat most.

Things You'll Need

• 1 cup of different vegetable (carrots, broccoli, beans, etc.)
• 4 tbsp. of cooking oil
• Wok
• 1 tsp. garlic, ginger or any of your favorite spices
• 2 cups chicken, beef or pork
• Dash of salt and pepper or any other seasonings you like

Instructions

1. Wash and dice up the vegetables and meat.

2. Pour in 4 tbsp. of oil into the wok. At this point, if you have "heavy" vegetables like broccoli or cauliflower, blanch them.

3. Turn the heat up to the highest level. Allow the oil to get hot until it is smoking.

4. Add the spices that you like in your stir-fry. Most common are ginger and garlic.

5. Add the meat into the wok first to ensure it is cooked through.

6. Put the heavier vegetable in the wok next, followed by light vegetables (like corn, peas, beans).

7. Add salt and pepper or other seasonings into your wok.

8. Cook all the ingredients until they are cooked. This will only take several minutes. Once they are cooked, they are ready to be served.

References

• Healthy Cooking Recipes: Learn Stir-frying with a Wok