Tempting Chinese RecipesIf you wish to cook Chinese recipes properly, you must learn to cook in a wok. They really are the most versatile cooking utensil due to the small base and high, sloping sides. Food that you wish to cook quickly goes in the bottom of the wok where the heat is greatest. Food that you are just keeping warm is pushed to the sides of the wok where heat is far less. This makes it ideal for cooking an entire meal in one pan. Hey! Doesn't that save the washing up? Never attempt to cook with a wok using olive oil. Olive oil cannot achieve the high temperature required for a fast cooking wok. The sensible thing to do is use the oil recommended by individual recipes and if they don't state an oil use vegetable oil.
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