Wok of life

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.

We look back on our most popular recipes of 2020 that you cooked through all the Zoom calls, pajama changes, and banana-bread-baking.

This savory mooncakes recipe is a version of a popular meat-filled mooncake prized in Shanghai. You don't need any special equipment to make these Shanghai savory mooncakes at home

Sichuan Dry Fried String Beans (or Gan Bian Si Ji Dou, 干煸四季豆) are cooked in China using Sichuan peppercorns with a little heat from the addition of dried chili peppers and ground pork

Our Hunan Beef recipe is an authentic Chinese version of the dish, not the Americanized version. Try it to taste what Hunan Beef should really be like!

This Chicken Mei Fun recipe (AKA mai fun) is a basic, flexible, home-style Chinese rice noodle dish. Use whatever vegetables you have on hand to make it!

This Chinese Braised Beef Stew is a famous yet very homey Cantonese dish, perfect over rice with a side of stir-fried greens.

We're pretty excited about our Homemade Chinese Salted Pork recipe. So if you decide to make a batch of salted pork, here’s a follow-up recipe for how to use it: Braised Daikon with Salted Pork and Glass Noodles.

This pepper steak recipe is a quick and easy stir-fry loaded with tender beef, peppers and onions. It’s a must-try Chinese restaurant classic!

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.