https://paulstapel.com/categories/wok/Recent content in Wok on Paul's ParticlesHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usThu, 10 Jul 2025 21:30:46 +0200https://paulstapel.com/recipes/pad-kra-pao/Thu, 10 Jul 2025 21:30:46 +0200https://paulstapel.com/recipes/pad-kra-pao/This is one of my favorite recipes from the Thai kitchen. The combination of ground beef with the aromatics and delicious holy basil just hits different. I’m happy to share this recipe with you today. Ingredients Ground beef Holy basil leafs Black pepper Garlic Lemongrass (optional aromatic) Dried or fresh chilies Chicken stock Fish sauce Cooking oil Cilantro (optional) Lime (optional for garnish) Cooking plan Start by mincing or grinding the garlic, lemongrass and chilies (aromatics) into a paste Next, heat some oil in a wok (or pan) until smoking hot Stir-fry your ground beef until browned (so for about 3-4 minutes) Next, push aside your meat and add some more oil to cook your aromatics until fragrant and a little crispy.https://paulstapel.com/recipes/nasi-goreng-biasa/Wed, 09 Jul 2025 21:39:46 +0200https://paulstapel.com/recipes/nasi-goreng-biasa/I love cooking fried rice, and I wanted to share this basic (Biasa = basic) recipe with you all because it really is versatile and delicious. From this base, a lot of very delicious types of Nasi Goreng can be constructed, and it can be served with almost any Indonesian, Malay, Thai, or even Chinese dish. Ingredients Cooking oil (high smoke point) Old cooked rice (as dry and grainy as possible) Kecap Manis (can be subbed with dark soy sauce combined with palm sugar) Garlic Shallots Fish sauce or Shrimp paste (substitute 2 tbsp fish sauce for 1 tbsp shrimp paste) Fresh chilies (optional) Cooking plan Chop your garlic, shallots and fresh chilies until they are fine.https://paulstapel.com/recipes/sweet-and-spicy-hoisin-beef-bliss/Sat, 01 Feb 2025 21:28:30 +0100https://paulstapel.com/recipes/sweet-and-spicy-hoisin-beef-bliss/I love wokking, but it has been a bit too cold to use my wok in the last few months. Today however, I just couldn’t resist the urge to wok, and this delicious recipe is the result. Ingredients Marinade Beef tips Soy sauce Black pepper Hoisin sauce Cornstarch Baking powder Sugar Sauce Hoisin sauce (2 tbsp) (1 tbsp if you like it a little less sweet) Chili garlic sauce (1 tbsp) Honey (1 tbsp) Soy sauce (2 tbsp) Water (2 tbsp) Sesame seeds (optional) For wokking White or yellow onion Green peppers (to add some nice spice, don’t remove the seeds) Spring onion Bell peppers (can sub for green peppers if you don’t like spicy) Vegetable oil Cooking plan Combine your marinade in a bowl and let it sit while you prepare your veggies and sauce.https://paulstapel.com/recipes/sweet-and-sour-chicken/Sat, 11 Jan 2025 21:59:06 +0100https://paulstapel.com/recipes/sweet-and-sour-chicken/I have always loved sweet and sour chicken. When I was little, I used to eat this on vacations to New York, at a local mall in Middletown, New York. I wanted to recreate this taste, but without having to use tomato ketchup, as that is usually a little too processed for me (and also, I don’t always have it in my pantry). The result is this recipe. Ingredients Chicken breasts (cubed) Cornstarch Salt Black pepper Sunflower oil (or other cooking oil with a high smoking point) White onion Bell peppers (red and green) Garlic Ginger Sugar Tomato paste Soy sauce Black vinegar Pineapple chunks (Optional) Pineapple juice (extra sweet) or lemon juice (extra sour) (Optional) Serve with white rice Cooking plan Start by cubing your chicken breasts, seasoning them generously with salt and pepper.