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).

A wok is one of the most versatile cooking vessels in the kitchen, and this list proves 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!

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:

Everything you need to know about cooking with a wok - what type of wok to buy, what order to cook ingredients in, and how to season a wok.

Sur La Table Professional Carbon Steel Wok

Step by step instructions on how to season a wok. You will learn how to season a carbon steel as well as a cast iron wok.

A popular dish on any Chinese take-out menu is Singapore Noodles, or Singapore Mei Fun. Make it at home with our restaurant-style recipe!

We used expert advice to find and test nearly 20 top-rated woks, landing on the 5 best woks you can buy. Including carbon steel, nonstick, and cast iron wok models, our picks will become invaluable cookware pieces for searing, steaming, stir-frying, and more.

Vertical indoors shot of professional cook throwing up the ingredients while cooking wok in a restaurant kitchen.