How to Cook Chinese Stir Fry

The beauty of Chinese stir fry is that is a healthful style of cooking that is flexible and uses the ingredients that you have on hand.

I am not Chinese, but did used to have a Chinese friend who owned a Chinese restaurant. My friend and I made many wonderful stir fry dinners that had an authentic Chinese taste.

So, by this admittedly limited authority, here are some "how to" guidelines on making authentic Chinese stir fry.

Stir fry is great for cooks, like me, like to who are comfortable with instructions like add a pinch of this and a handful of that. Chinese cooks truly use the ingredients that they have available. When you make your own stir fry, you can customize it to add more of the flavors that you like, or that you have available.

China is a country where food is at a premium and hunger is a problem. They use whatever ingredients they have available. If they have little meat and a lot of vegetables they go with that and make a dish that is mostly vegetables with a meat flavor. If they have a lot of meat and less vegetables, the reverse will be true.

Making stir fry with friends and family members is a fun project that you can do together. As long as there is enough space in the kitchen, you can stand side by side and create a dish together. One person can be in charge of chopping, while the other is in charge of seasoning and frying. The meal Can be a true collaboration. Truly, I do not find cooking stir fry by myself nearly as enjoyable as cooking alongside a friend.

A good wok is an important stir fry tool The Chinese wok has a bowl shape curve, so the highest temperature is at the bottom. The Chinese use this curve continually while cooking, moving the ingredients that they want the highest heat on to the bottom of the wok, while moving the already cooked ingredients up along the sides. This technique is better demonstrated in person then in writing, but hopefully this article will give you a little idea that there is a certain amount of finesse to Chinese cooking.