Typical Wok Recipes: These Three Always Work

A classic wok recipe: red Thai curry

The classic wok recipes include curries of all kinds. Red Thai curry can be easily made from just a few ingredients.

1. For four servings you need 500 grams of rice (jasmine rice or basmati rice), 500 grams of chicken breast fillet, two peppers, two spring onions, two carrots, and two tablespoons of sesame oil.
2. In addition, two to three tablespoons of red curry paste, 800 milliliters of coconut milk, 200 grams of snow peas, two tablespoons of light soy sauce, and 100 grams of bamboo shoots.
3. First, the rice is prepared according to the instructions on the package and the vegetables and chicken are cut into small pieces.
4. Then you should heat oil in your wok and briefly sauté the curry paste. Then the coconut milk is added and boiled, followed by the chicken. The mixture should simmer for five more minutes.
5. After the chicken has been in the wok for five minutes, the rest of the vegetables are added and simmered for another five minutes.
6. Finally, the curry is seasoned with light soy sauce and the bamboo shoots are folded in. You can season it with sugar, coriander, or chili if you like.

Asian wok with fish

Fish lovers can also create a delicious dish from the wok with just a few ingredients.

1. For two servings you need 200 grams of cod fillet, 10 grams of fresh ginger, half a bunch of parsley, a tablespoon of soy sauce, 100 milliliters of vegetable stock, one carrot, pepper, zucchini, and onion each, as well as two tablespoons of rapeseed oil, half a teaspoon of curry paste and 100 grams mung bean sprouts.
2. First, some parsley leaves are plucked for the garnish and the ginger is peeled and sliced. Ginger, the remaining parsley, vegetable stock, and soy sauce are pureed in a container for the spiced stock.
3. Then all the remaining vegetables and the sprouts are washed, peeled, cored, and cut into small pieces.
4. Now heat the oil in the wok and let the vegetables sauté for two minutes. Then the vegetables are poured with the homemade stock and left to cook for another three minutes. The mixture can now be seasoned with curry powder, salt, and pepper.
5. The cod should be rinsed with cold water and cut into large pieces. Then it can be carefully folded into the wok together with the sprouts and cooked in it for three minutes. The dish can now be served and decorated with parsley.

Wok vegetables with tofu

There are also numerous ways for vegans and vegetarians to prepare delicious dishes in the wok.

• For the wok vegetables with tofu, you need two cloves of garlic, broccoli, a bell pepper, a pack of soybean sprouts, mushrooms, 300 grams of natural tofu, soy sauce, coconut or sesame oil, salt and chili powder or fresh chili.
• The tofu should first be cut into pieces about 1 centimeter thick and marinated in soy sauce for 20 minutes.
• The vegetables and garlic should now be washed, peeled, and minced.
• Then heat the oil in the wok and fry the tofu in it until golden brown on both sides. The tofu should now be removed from the wok.
• Now put the vegetables except the bean sprouts in the wok and let them fry for about seven minutes. Add some oil if necessary.
• The vegetables should still be al dente, then you can deglaze them from the tofu marinade with the soy sauce and season with salt and chili powder.
• Finally, the bean sprouts can be stirred in and the vegetables can be served with the tofu pieces.