The Wok: Recipes and Techniques

#1 New York Times Bestseller #1 Washington Post Bestseller Winner of the 2023 James Beard Award for Single Subject Cookbooks One of Time's 10 Most Anticipated Cookbooks of 2022 One of NPR's Books We Love in 2022 A Bon Apptit, Tasting Table, Vice, Here & Now, Publishers Weekly, and Inside Hook Best Cookbook of 2022 From J. Kenji Lpez-Alt, the author of the best-selling cookbook The Food Lab: the definitive guide to the science and technique of cooking in a wok. J. Kenji Lpez-Alts debut cookbook, The Food Lab, revolutionized home cooking, selling more than half a million copies with its science-based approach to everyday foods. And for fast, fresh cooking for his family, theres one pan Lpez-Alt reaches for more than any other: the wok. Whether stir-frying, deep frying, steaming, simmering, or braising, the wok is the most versatile pan in the kitchen. Once you master the basicsthe mechanics of a stir-fry, and how to get smoky wok hei at homeyoure ready to cook home-style and restaurant-style dishes from across Asia and the United States, including Kung Pao Chicken, Pad Thai, and San FranciscoStyle Garlic Noodles. Lpez-Alt also breaks down the science behind beloved Beef Chow Fun, fried rice, dumplings, tempura vegetables or seafood, and dashi-simmered dishes. Featuring more than 200 recipesincluding simple no-cook sidesexplanations of knife skills and how to stock a pantry, and more than 1,000 color photographs, The Wok provides endless ideas for brightening up dinner. Full color photographs throughout