When I was 11, my Irish American stepdad came home with a $10 wok and a used paperback Chinese cookbook. Chinese food was a treat reserved for the rare occasions when we ate out at local Cantonese ...

Indian recipes for an easy midweek supper - Anjula Devi is an author, cookery school founder and consultant chef for Manchester United. She shares her favourite quick, light recipes that take only qua ...

Heat peanut oil in a wok over high until shimmering and fragrant; swirl to coat wok. Add ginger; cook, stirring constantly, until sizzling and starting to brown around edges, about 10 seconds.

Hot commodity: The best woks make cooking for a crowd easy! (Made In) ...

When a bead of water vaporizes within 1 to 2 seconds of contact, swirl in 2 teaspoons of oil, making sure the bottom of the wok is completely coated in oil. Add eggs and cook 30 seconds to 1 ...

No one’s really got three hours to spend on a Wednesday night cooking” –or planning, grocery-shopping and prepping ...

Paul Kitagaki Jr. pkitagaki@sacbee.com When Sacramento wanted to ban gas hookups in new buildings two years ago, it sparked a passionate debate over an unexpected cooking tool: the wok.

"The woks we have at Mister Mao are from San Francisco's Chinatown, and we make sure we dry and season them well after every use to keep them nice and non-stick," she says. "But if I was giving a ...