{"id":21154,"date":"2022-10-06T10:27:15","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T08:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/olivemagazine\/?post_type=purple_issue&p=21154"},"modified":"2022-10-06T10:27:15","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T08:27:15","slug":"on-the-olive-podcast-perfect-wok-cooking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/olivemagazine\/2022\/10\/06\/on-the-olive-podcast-perfect-wok-cooking\/","title":{"rendered":"On the olive podcast: Perfect wok cooking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On the podcast<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n
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Perfect wok cooking<\/h2>\n\n

Chef and author Jeremy Pang shares expert tips on mastering this essential piece of kitchen kit<\/p>\n\n

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The wok clock <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n
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This is my version of mise en place, which we use in the cookery school. When you\u2019re cooking at home, it would be something like a large, round plate that you can turn into a \u2018clock\u2019, with all your prepared ingredients laid out in a circle. So, you start at 12 o\u2019clock with your first ingredient, then as you add each one to the wok, you follow your ingredients clockwise all the way round, with perhaps the sauce, rice or noodles in the middle \u2013 basically whatever is going to go in last. If you follow the clock, you never get confused about what goes in next. I\u2019m a strong believer in preparing your food before you start cooking, unless it\u2019s something that\u2019s really, really slowly cooked. So the wok clock, whether it\u2019s stir-frying or any type of cooking that requires a number of ingredients, means you can have it all set up and be really organised. <\/p>\n\n

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Wok hei <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n
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Anyone who knows anything about Chinese cooking will probably talk about \u2018wok hei\u2019 (pronounced wok hay). It translates literally as wok\u2019s breath or air. When you know how to circulate the air and heat around a wok, that\u2019s when you become skilled at wok cooking. Most people are capable of bringing a wok to a high heat, and when you get smoke coming off it, you have hot air that\u2019s naturally going upwards. The skill of cooking with a wok is being able to manoeuvre that air. Wok hei is about controlling air and heat. It\u2019s all about manoeuvring the wok, whether using a spatula or the movement of your hand, tossing the wok. <\/p>\n\n

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Seasoning a wok <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n

Seasoning, or creating a protective patina, on a carbon steel wok isn\u2019t dissimilar to seasoning an iron skillet pan. The difference is you don\u2019t need any salt for it and you don\u2019t pour loads of oil in. First, clean the wok with a scourer. Then, dry it on the hob \u2013 keep it over the flame until it changes colour all the way around. It starts a stainless steel colour, then goes through many blue shades before becoming a sort of a dark grey \u2013 that bluish\/dark grey colour needs to be seen all the way around the wok. It\u2019s easier to do this on a gas hob than induction. Once you\u2019ve done that first burn, rub 1-2 tsp of oil into the inside bowl of the wok using a few sheets of kitchen paper, then heat it again. The second time you do it, open all your windows and get the extractor fan on full, because it creates a lot of smoke. You want to burn it to a point where the smoke has all gone and it\u2019s so hot that the smoke has finished. If you do that all the way around, you\u2019ve got a well-seasoned wok. <\/p>\n\n

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Jeremy\u2019s top 3 effortless! cooking hacks <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n
PREPARATION<\/strong><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n

Cooking is 90% prep, so get your ingredients chopped, sliced or weighed out first so you know what you\u2019re doing.<\/p>\n\n

FREEZING<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n

Finely chopped ginger or garlic is great for freezing. Do a big batch of ginger, a few bulbs of garlic and the equivalent of any other herbs or spices. I freeze ingredients in a thin layer on a tray, then, once frozen, crack them into rough portions to put into a container, ready to use.<\/p>\n\n

CORNFLOUR<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n

When I\u2019m preparing meat for a marinade, I add about 1 tsp of cornflour to 400g of meat. Massage that in, and when it hits the wok, it will brown well. When you eventually add liquid, the cornflour will make the sauce silky without altering the flavour.<\/p>\n\n

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To listen to the podcast, scan the QR code or find it via olivemagazine.com<\/a>, Acast, iTunes or your favourite podcast provider.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

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Jeremy Pang <\/strong>is a chef, author, TV presenter and owner of the School of Wok. His latest book, Jeremy Pang\u2019s School of Wok, is out now, published by Hamlyn (\u00a320).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

WOK CLOCK PHOTOGRAPH FROM JEREMY PANG\u2019S CHINESE UNCHOPPED (\u00a319.99, QUADRILLE). OTHER PHOTOGRAPHS: MARTIN POOLE, DAVID COTSWORTH, ISTOCK\/GETTY IMAGES PLUS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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