Stir-Fry Guides

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Blowtorching vegetables in a wok

Torch Hei Is the Best Way to Get Wok Hei at Home

Wok Skills 101: Stir-Frying

Water-velveted fish resting in a blue strainer.

How to Velvet Chicken, Pork, and Fish for Stir Fries: An Introduction to Water-Velveting

Food being prepared on an outdoor wok burner

Outdoor Wok Burners Picks

Overhead view of a bamboo steamer filled with dumplings set in a wok, ready to be steamed.

Everything You Can Do With a Wok

Can I Stir-Fry On An Electric Cooktop? | Ask The Food Lab

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Two pairs of hands, one holding a knife and the other securing the chicken breast on a cutting board, with a chicken breast being thinly sliced.

How to Slice Chicken Breast for Stir-Fries

Overhead view of beef being dry-fried

Wok Skills 101: Dry-Frying

For the Best Stir-Fry, Fire Up the Grill | The Food Lab

Tiger peppers on a serving platter with ground pork

Chinese Stir-Fried Tiger-Skin Peppers

Overhead view of egg fried rice

Perfect Egg Fried Rice (On Whatever Gear You Have)

A plate of rice topped with a fried egg on a plate, garnished with cucumber and tomato slices, and showered with fried shallots. There is another plate to the right periphery of the image, as well as several glasses of liquid in the shot.

Nasi Goreng (Indonesian Fried Rice)

Vegetable fried rice inside a green ceramic bowl.

Easy Fried Rice

A white plate with a pile of stir-fried beef and mushrooms.

Basic Marinade for Stir-Fried Meats

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Fried Rice With Chinese Sausage, Cabbage, and Torch Hei Recipe

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Garlic Fried Rice Recipe

Shrimp Stir-Fry put on a yellow plate

Goong Pad Nam Prik Pao (Thai Stir-Fried Shrimp With Chile Jam)

Two plated dishes of tomato and egg with rice on a grey, textured background

Chinese Scrambled Eggs With Tomato Recipe

Plate of toothpick lamb set in front of out of focus glass of beer in background

Overhead view of gong bao ji ding (kung pao chicken), served on a porcelain plate with intricate blue trim.

33 Stir-Fry Recipes For Your Wok

Overhead view of fodni bhaat on a blue and yellow stripped linen

Fodni Bhaat (Indian Fried Rice) Recipe

A bowl of fried rice with Chinese sausage. There is a silver spoon in the bowl. On the left periphery of the image is another bowl of fried rice. There is a glass of liquid in the top right corner, and a bowl holding sliced scallions on the right periphery of the image.

Fried Rice With Chinese Sausage Recipe

Stir-Fried Rice Cakes Recipe

Siracha and spam fried rice

Sriracha and SPAM Fried Rice

A bowl of stir-fried farro with garlicky kale and a poached egg, served with a ramekin of sambal oelek and a pinch bowl of salt.

Stir-Fried Farro With Garlicky Kale and Poached Egg Recipe

Bacon and Egg Fried Rice Recipe

Rice Cakes with Chili Paste, Fermented Black Bean, and Sichuan Peppercorn Recipe

Overhead view of stir-fried Chinese broccoli with crispy pork belly served on a white plate.

Khana Mu Krop (Stir-Fried Chinese Broccoli with Crispy Pork Belly)

Quick and Easy Pork Fried Rice With Corn and Shishito Peppers Recipe

The bottom of a glass jar filled with cornstarch

The Function of Cornstarch Recipe

lamb kidneys

The Nasty Bits: Lamb Kidneys Recipe

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Shrimp Fried Rice with Nam Prik Pao and Crispy Lemongrass Recipe

Stir-fried tripe with pickled mustard greens and fermented black beans, served on a square serving platter.

Stir-Fried Tripe With Pickled Mustard Greens and Fermented Black Beans Recipe

Beet Foogath (Beet Coconut Stir-Fry) Recipe

Taiwan Eats: Hakka-Style Stir-Fry with Pork Belly and Squid

Scrapcook: Turn Leftover Roast Pork Into Easy Pork Fried Rice

Brussels Sprout Fried Rice With Crispy Cauliflower Recipe

Spicy Sambal Chicken and Shrimp Recipe

Mongolian Stir-Fried Lamb with Cumin Recipe

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My Thai: Shrimp Fried Rice with Nam Prik Pao and Crispy Lemongrass

Mongolian Stir-Fried Lamb with Cumin | The Food Lab

overhead view of lomo saltado plated with french fries and white rice

Lomo Saltado (Peruvian Stir-Fried Beef With Onion, Tomatoes, and French Fries) Recipe

A closeup shot of stir-fried beef with mushrooms and butter. The beef and mushrooms are plated in a round white bowl with white rice on a white tile background, and the shot shows how the mushrooms have been seared, while the feed is tender and in a somewhat glossy sauce.

Easy Stir-Fried Beef With Mushrooms and Butter Recipe

Chinese pepper steak, served on a rectangular platter.

Chinese Pepper Steak

A ceramic bowl filled with Thai-style beef with basil and chiles.

Phat Bai Horapha (Thai-Style Beef With Basil and Chiles)

Plate of Stir-Fried Beef with Broccoli in Oyster Sauce with chopsticks resting on the edge

Chinese-American Beef and Broccoli With Oyster Sauce

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Stir-Fried Beef With Chinese Broccoli Recipe

A speckled ceramic plate holding a serving of spicy stir-fried beef with leeks and onions. There is a small bowl of white rice in the top right corner of the image.

Spicy Stir-Fried Beef With Leeks and Onions Recipe

How to Cut Beef For Stir Fries | Knife Skills

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Stir-Fried Beef With Snap Peas and Oyster Sauce Recipe

Stir-fried beef with kale and frisée in black bean sauce, served on a square platter.

Stir-Fried Beef With Kale and Frisée in Black Bean Sauce Recipe

Stir-fried Tripe with Chili Bean Paste Recipe

Chinese Greens 101: Stir-Fried Beef With Kale and Frisée in Black Bean Sauce

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Chinese Aromatics 101: Stir-Fried Tripe With Pickled Mustard Greens

A wide ceramic bowl holding General Tso's Chicken. In the upper left corner of the image is a ceramic bowl of white rice, and in the top right corner is a glass holding a beverage. There is another bowl in the bottom left corner.

The Best General Tso's Chicken Recipe

Gong bao ji ding chicken on a plate with white rice.

Gong Bao Ji Ding (Sichuan Kung Pao Chicken) Recipe

A plate of Khua Kling Gai on a blue table

Khua Kling Gai (Southern Thai Dry Curry With Minced Chicken) Recipe

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Cha Kreung Satch Moan (Cambodian Lemongrass Chicken Stir-Fry) Recipe

Takeout-style kung pao chicken on a grey plate with rice on the side.

Takeout-Style Kung Pao Chicken (Diced Chicken With Peppers and Peanuts) Recipe

Kimchi, Chicken, and Cabbage Stir-Fry

A plate of real-deal kung pao chicken with chopsticks on the side of the plate.

Real-Deal Kung Pao Chicken Recipe

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The Best Chinese Sesame Chicken Recipe

Chinese orange chicken on a red plate.

Chinese-American Orange Chicken Recipe

Platter of stir-fried chicken with scallions and ginger

Easy Stir-Fried Chicken With Ginger and Scallions Recipe

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