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Cooking Chinese food at home without a Wok

Chinese Broccoli

Yes, a wok is the traditional way to cook Chinese food. If you have a good wok and if you have a high BTU burner designed for woks, then you don’t need to read this post. This is for those of us who don’t have a wok at home but still want to make fresh Chinese food for ourselves and family.

So, you can cook without a wok? Definitely. I use a standard sized chicken fryer, like the one found on Amazon.  Just be sure to use high heat when cooking most stir frys.  You’ll find that you can cook for 2 with a standard sized skillet, just be sure to not overcrowd the meat when cooking.  You should be able to see about 1/3 of the bottom of the pan or more when stir frying.

So don’t be scared, try it at home with some of these recipes found here on dish-ditty.com.  All of them were made by me without a wok:

And yes, I do know a wok is better, but not everyone wants another pan in their already crowded cabinets. I’ll be continuing to add Chinese recipes regularly to this blog, all made without a wok. Looking at the above, looks like I need to do a few classic chicken stir fry recipes like Snow White Chicken with Snow Peas or Chicken with Black Bean sauce.

Now I’m hungry, time to go cook!

Pictures of recipes mentioned above

Vegetable Chow Mien
Vegetable Chow Mien
Polish Fried Rice
Polish Fried Rice
Simple & Delicious Bok Choy
Simple & Delicious Bok Choy
Beef with Tofu and Broccoli
Beef with Tofu and Broccoli
Tofu with 5-spice pork
Tofu with 5-spice pork
Beef with Bok Choy
Beef with Bok Choy
Chinese Broccoli
Chinese Broccoli
Vegetarian Rice Ovallettes
Vegetarian Rice Ovallettes
Rice cake noodle with Chinese Greens and Pork
Rice cake noodle with Chinese Greens and Pork