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Stewing: Woks are sometimes used for stewing though it is more common in Chinese cuisines to use either stoneware or porcelain for such purposes, especially when longer stewing times are required. Small woks are for hot pot, particularly in Hainan cuisine. These are served at the table over a sterno flame. In recent years, some consumer indoor stoves using natural gas or propane have begun offering higher-BTU burners. A few manufacturers of such stoves, notably Kenmore Appliances and Viking Range Corp. now include a specially designed high-output bridge-type wok burner as part of their standard or optional equipment, though even high-heat models are limited to a maximum of around 27,000 BTU (7.9kW). [ citation needed] The wok can be used in a large number of cooking methods. Before the introduction of Western cookware, it was often used for all cooking techniques including: [2] [15] Reed, Pat (March 29, 2006). "Which wok? How to choose the right pan". The Santa Fe New Mexican. ProQuest 331648783. With this in mind, in my attempt to determine the very best, I reviewed a selection of woks, judging them for durability, weight, aesthetic, ease of use and maintenance, the feel of the handles when cooking, and depth of flavour (you really can tell the difference on this front).
a b E.N., Anderson (1988). The Food of China. New Haven: Yale University Press. pp.184–5. ISBN 0300047398. In Indonesia, a wok-like pan is known as a penggorengan or wajan (also spelled wadjang, from Javanese language, from the root word waja meaning " steel"). [18] In Malaysia, it is called a kuali (small wok) or kawah (big wok). [18] Similarly in the Philippines, the wok is known as kawali or carajay in Tagalog, and it is called talyasi in Kapampangan, while bigger pans used for festivals and gatherings are known as kawa. [19] [20] [21] In India, a similar pan is called karahi. [22] Woks are used in a range of Chinese cooking techniques, including stir frying, steaming, pan frying, deep frying, poaching, boiling, braising, searing, stewing, making soup, smoking and roasting nuts. [2] Wok cooking is often done with utensils called chǎn ( spatula) or sháo ( ladle) whose long handles protect cooks from high heat. The uniqueness of wok cooking is conveyed by the Cantonese term wok hei: "breath of the wok".
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In Japan, the wok is called a chūkanabe ( 中華鍋, literally "Chinese pot"). In South India, the Chinese wok became a part of South Indian cooking, where it is called the cheena chatti (literally, "Chinese pot" in Malayalam and Tamil). [ citation needed] The wok is probably the most versatile piece of equipment in Chinese cooking. It can have a round or flat bottom. They conduct heat in a slightly different way due to the shape, but it does not make much difference for day to day cooking - a round bottom is better for high heat stir frying, a flat bottom is better for searing and shallow frying. The high, curved sides of a wok allow food to be tossed around so that all ingredients can be cooked evenly at a high heat. You can also sit a bamboo steamer on top for making bao or dumplings. a b Müller, Thorsten (2010). Xi'an, Beijing und kein! Chop Suey: Lehmsoldaten, Fuhunde und Genüsse in China (in German). Books on Demand. p.122. ISBN 9783839169698.
Wok rings are sold in cylindrical and conical shapes. For greatest efficiency with the conical wok ring, position it with the wide side up. This allows the base of the wok to sit closer to the heat source. The Cantonese phrase "Wok hei" ( simplified Chinese: 镬气; traditional Chinese: 鑊氣; Jyutping: wok 6 hei 3) literally, the "breath of the wok", refers to the distinct charred, smoky flavor resulting from stir-frying foods over an open flame in Cantonese cuisine. [16] The second character (simplified Chinese: 气; traditional Chinese: 氣) is transliterated as qi ( chi) according to its Standard Chinese pronunciation, so wok hei is sometimes rendered as wok chi in Western cookbooks. Wok hei refers to the flavor, taste, and "essence" imparted by a hot wok on food during stir frying. [2] [17] It is particularly important for Cantonese dishes requiring high heat for fragrance such as char kuay teow and beef chao fen. Out of the Eight Culinary Traditions of China, the wok hei concept is only encountered in Cantonese cuisine, and may not even be an accepted underlying principle in most other Chinese cuisines. [16] a b c Grigson, Jane (January 1985), World Atlas of Food, Bookthrift Company, ISBN 978-0-671-07211-7 López-Alt, J. Kenji (2022). The Wok: Recipes and Techniques. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393541229. Roasting: Food may be cooked with dry heat in an enclosed pan with lid. Whole chestnuts are dry roasted by tossing them in a dry wok with several pounds of small stones.
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We designed the bamboo handles with a slight 'groove' or indent in the middle to allow for the perfect 'wok-toss'," explains Pang. A wok ( Chinese: 鑊; pinyin: huò; Cantonese wohk) is a deep round-bottomed cooking pan of Chinese origin. It is believed to be derived from the South Asian karahi. It is common in Greater China, and similar pans are found in parts of East, South and Southeast Asia, [1] as well as being popular in other parts of the world. Cast iron woks are much heavier and so more difficult to 'wok' with, and so the modern day wok is often made of carbon steel (also a great conductor of heat, but much lighter in weight). Young & Richardson (2004), p.38: A typical U.S.-made cast iron wok can weigh more than twice that of a Chinese cast iron wok of the same diameter Tope, Lily Rose & Mercado, Nordilica (2002). Philippines. Cultures of the World. Marshall Cavendish. p. 127. ISBN 9780761414759.
Knipple, Paul; Knipple, Angela (2012). The World in a Skillet: A Food Lover's Tour of the New American South. University of North Carolina Press. p.178. ISBN 9780807869963. a b "What does Wokhei mean?". Wokhei. Archived from the original on 2011-10-21 . Retrieved 4 March 2012.
Young, Grace; Richardson, Alan (2004). The Breath of a Wok. New York: Simon & Schuster. pp. 4, 14, 34, 36–40. ISBN 0743238273. Note that hot wok cooking requires oils with a high smoke point, so think sunflower, peanut or grapeseed, rather than olive oil. One more word of caution: while the chunky wooden handle on this wok remains perfectly cool and easy to grip, the metal itself gets perilously hot. You can use metal utensils with a carbon steel wok, not just wood and silicone, but it must always be thoroughly dried, to prevent rusting.
It comes with a lifetime guarantee, it's oven safe up to 200°C, and is both PFOA and PTFE free. The rubber handle is excellent in terms of grip, but it's not a huge pan, so I'd recommend it for couples or small families. a b Symons, Michael (2003). A History of Cooks and Cooking. University of Illinois Press. p.78. ISBN 9780252071928.Every month or so, if you have time, it is recommended to re-season your wok. Heat it up and then use a piece of kitchen paper to apply a thin layer of vegetable oil. Repeat three to four times and then wash and dry before putting it away, as suggested previously. How is a wok used in Chinese cooking? Wok is a Cantonese word; the Mandarin is Guō. The wok appears to be a rather recent acquisition as Chinese kitchen furniture goes; it has been around for only two thousand years. The first woks are little pottery models on the pottery stove models in Han Dynasty tombs. Since the same sort of pan is universal in India and Southeast Asia, where it is known as a Kuali in several languages, I strongly suspect borrowing [of the word] (probably from India via Central Asia)--kuo must have evolved from some word close to Kuali. If you love Chinese food, you must have tasted a dish or two that is cooked in a wok. Do you know that a wok can be used for cooking many dishes, not just for stir-fry? Learn more about what a wok is, how to use it and how to care for it with this guide.
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