The Wok, J. Kenji LopezAlt
The Wok, J. Kenji LopezAlt
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The Wok
Recipes and Techniques

Author: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt

Narrator: Eric Jason Martin

Unabridged: 19 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/08/2022

Categories: Nonfiction, Cooking

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

The obsessive mastermind behind one of the decade's bestselling cookbooks returns with the definitive English-language guide to the science and technique of cooking in a wok.

J. Kenji López-Alt's debut cookbook, The Food Lab, revolutionized home cooking, selling more than half a million copies with its science-based approach to everyday foods. And for fast, fresh cooking for his family, there's one pan López-Alt reaches for more than any other: the wok.

Whether stir-frying, deep frying, steaming, simmering, or braising, the wok is the most versatile pan in the kitchen. Once you master the basics—the mechanics of a stir-fry, and how to get smoky wok hei at home—you're ready to cook home-style and restaurant-style dishes from across Asia and the United States, including Kung Pao Chicken, Pad Thai, and San Francisco-Style Garlic Noodles. López-Alt also breaks down the science behind beloved Beef Chow Fun, fried rice, dumplings, tempura vegetables or seafood, and dashi-simmered dishes.

Featuring more than 200 recipes—including simple no-cook sides—explanations of knife skills, and how to stock a pantry, The Wok provides endless ideas for brightening up dinner.

About J. Kenji Lopez-Alt

J. Kenji Lopez-Alt is a chef, parent, and New York Times bestselling author of The Food Lab and Every Night Is Pizza Night. He is a wildly popular New York Times food columnist; the chief culinary advisor for Serious Eats; and the host of Kenji's Cooking Show, which has more than a million subscribers on YouTube. He lives in Seattle, Washington.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Amos on October 25, 2023

SO MANY dog-eared pages I can't wait to get back to 😋 and the 10 recipes I've already tried were incredible. So many flavors!! So many textures!!! So much HEAT!!!! I love giving my woks a worthy workout and this collection does not disappoint. At all. Yummers. For real. Yum. Mers. 5 Seriously Spicy Sta......more

Goodreads review by Nelson on April 06, 2022

Kenji is one of my favorite food people. His Serious Eats articles, his first book “The Food Lab”, his Youtube channel. They’re all excellent content, full of science-based cooking tips and a big dose of friendly vibes. I was excited to get The Wok and to get a wok. That impulse didn’t last long. I l......more

Goodreads review by dessertcomes1st on March 09, 2022

An outstanding body of work, as has come to be expected from the author. I am an Asian living in Asia with no dearth of delicious Asian food available, but I still want to cook from this book. Highly recommended.......more

Goodreads review by Ashley on November 28, 2023

Yes I put cook books in my goodreads. Kenji is my FAV chef and I love his merging of science and practical home cooking. Only one star off because it is a thick cook book and sometimes I am intimidated to open it looking for recipes.......more

Goodreads review by Jon on October 07, 2022

Another tome by Kenji, read cover to cover. No regrets. Although the actual quality of the book (esp. photography) feels slightly lower than The Food Lab, I love this one just as much for what it is. It doesn't attempt to be the most authentic and genuine treatise on every type of Asian cuisine, but......more