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The Chinese wok or skillet pan, is probably one of the oldest cookware still in use and has become widely popular today. Ingeniously designed with a rounded base and sloping sides, means it is quickly heated up at the base and the heat rapidly spreads up the sloping sides, cooking food in a fast and energy-efficient way.
Chinese wok cooking is about balancing the yin and yang of food and producing a harmony of taste, aroma, texture and colors in every dish in the shortest possible time. It is highly versatile and can be used to cook almost any ingredient and practically any cooking technique can be used, eliminating the need to buy pots and pans of various sizes to cater for various cooking styles.
A complete wok set should consist of the wok, preferably a dome-shaped cover for better steaming purposes, a spatula for constantly tossing the food around, a wooden or metal trivet or tripod or bamboo steamers, for use during steaming and a wok ring for wok to sit securely and steadily on modern gas stoves.
The most common cooking technique used is stir-frying, whereby ingredients which have been cut into small pieces beforehand, are tossed and stirred in the wok and ready to be served in a short time, rarely exceeding 5 minutes. For best results, ingredients must be cut into small, even sizes and seasonings prepared ahead of time. Meat has to be sliced thinly.
The best wok for stir-frying is a heavy-gauge carbon steel wok as it conducts heat better than the aluminum, copper or stainless steel ones and a Teflon-coated one is not recommended either as it cannot be heated to the high temperature required for stir-frying. If using an electric wok, you need to cook in smaller batches in order to maintain a constant high heat to get better results. This is due to the reason that the temperature of the electric wok dropped each time food is added and constant high heat is the key to successful stir-frying. High heat seals in the juices, flavor and nutrients resulting in tasty, appetizing and nutritious dishes.
Steps for a successful stir-frying.
1. Preheat skillet pan until hot.
2. Add 1 -2 tablespoons oil and swirl it around its sloping sides. Less oil is needed due to its rounded bottom.
3. Add ingredients to hot oil to ensure ingredients start cooking immediately.
4. Add flavor enhancers such as garlic, ginger and followed by ingredients that take a longer time to cook.
4. Add in the ingredient that cooks the fastest last, followed by the sauces.
5. For better flavor and texture of meat, it is better to fry them separately by themselves and then only add to rest of ingredients near end of cooking time.
6. Meat must be sliced thinly.
7. Ingredients have to be tossed around and kept moving constantly to prevent them getting burnt at the center of wok where the heat is hottest.
Wok cooking is a fun and easy way to prepare healthy meals. Round up your delicious meal with a bowl of health-giving soup or a cup of black tea like the way the Chinese do.
Cooking with a wok is suitable for most dishes and most techniques. For more information or to buy the best wok for sale, do visit the site wok cooking.
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