Wok

Word WOK
Character 3
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Pronunciations /wɒk/

Definitions and meanings of "Wok"

What do we mean by wok?

A metal pan having a rounded bottom, used especially for frying and steaming in Asian cooking. noun

A large, oriental, round-bottomed cooking pan. noun

To prepare oriental cuisine using a wok. verb

Pan with a convex bottom; used for frying in Chinese cooking noun

A large, oriental, round-bottomed cooking pan.

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The word "wok" in example sentences

"_Yawk, yawk -- wok, wok, wok, wok, wok_," rang out close behind us, and we both fired simultaneously at a faint gleam of what seemed to be yellow light as it flitted through the glade, running forward to get beyond the smoke in the hope that we might have hit it. ❋ George Manville Fenn (1870)

But if you look at the Chinese form of cooking, cooking that's done in the wok is done on a very rapid process. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The wok is much hotter than the hottest oven is going to be. ❋ Unknown (2010)

As Priya disclosed, it is a wok from the ikea store. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Heat remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons peanut oil in wok until just smoking, then stir-fry remaining ginger, garlic, and pepper flakes until fragrant, about 5 seconds. ❋ Michele (2005)

Seasoning a new wok is really the only troublesome thing about owning one and it is so simple that I hesitate to call it a chore. ❋ Unknown (2005)

I will tell you all about why my $15 cheapo wok is one of my favorite cooking pots ever, and how it is special, very soon. ❋ Lindy (2005)

Like Barbara I am very attracted to hand hammered carbon steel woks, but my traditional Chinese cast iron wok is so good at getting VERY hot and imparting wok-hay, and it’s so seasoned and easy to use now, I am not sure that a carbon steel would ever get used. ❋ Unknown (2005)

"The wok is the cooking of the future," he said, describing the towering flames he witnessed in Chinese kitchens where chefs used the woks with tremendous agility to stir fry, deep fry, steam, braise, stew, and smoke. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Our wok, which is or rather was non-stick, needs replacing. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This material is ideal for heating to intensely high temperature for searing and stir-frying, but it also means that, unlike the other low-maintenance equipment in my kitchen, the wok is a fussbudget. ❋ Nupur (2007)

To release raw vegetables into hot oil and see them bursting euphorically, turning colour within the wok was akin to the adventure of finding old, dusty boxes on some abandoned loft as a child. ❋ Unknown (2006)

They are also fun to cook in a wok, which is really a substantial reason why I like cooking in them. ❋ Unknown (2005)

For example, in New York, a wok is a cooking instrument. ❋ William Safire (2004)

Still, the elusive quality called "wok hay" in Cantonese - the heat, vitality and fragrance that good wok-cooking displays - is difficult to achieve unless you prepare your pan and ingredients precisely, then cook in a specific sequence of steps. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Variation: If you have a grill top "wok" you could cook this with some snow peas, onions, and mushrooms for a grill-cooked "stir fry". ❋ Kalyn Denny (2006)

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