Courses > Art of the Wok: Stir-Frying

Course Overview
A stir-fry is the ultimate one-pan dish and literally any combination of ingredients can be used to create a stir-fry.
Whether chicken, shell-fish, pork, beef or simply vegetables are used, with the stir-frying technique, you can prepare highly flavorful meals in a matter of minutes.
In this course, you will learn about the importance of high heat and the many advantages of this extremely versatile cooking technique. You will learn about the basic equipment required for stir-frying and how to choose a wok or pan that works best for your heat source. You will learn about the five main components of a stir-fry and how to properly prepare these ingredients prior to cooking. You will learn about a technique known as velveting, as well as many other valuable tips for successful stir-frying so you can avoid those soggy and disappointing dishes. Finally, you will learn a very common sequence used to properly and quickly stir-fry a dish over very high heat.
Course Objectives
- Learn to care for a carbon steel wok
- Learn to properly prepare ingredients for stir-frying
- Learn the technique of velvetting
- Learn about common specialty stir-fry ingredients
- Practice stir-frying a variety of ingredients
Course Syllabus
Art of the Wok: Stir-Frying
Lesson 1
Course Orientation
4 tasks | 35 mins
Welcome to the Rouxbe Cooking School! This course will help you understand why knife techniques are critical for skilled cooking, establish your knowledge baseline and learn how you will take your knife skills to the next level.
Lesson 2
Introduction to Stir-Frying
4 tasks | 50 mins
In this lesson, you will learn about the carbon steel wok.
Lesson 3
How to Stir-Fry
6 tasks | 2 hrs
In this lesson, you will learn the technique of stir-frying, and how to stir-fry a variety of different foods.
Lesson 4
Mastering The Art of The Wok
5 tasks | 1 hr
In this lesson, you will practice stir-frying a variety of different proteins, vegetables and noodles.
Lesson 5
Course Review
2 tasks | 45 mins
Finish Line
5 hrs 10 mins Total Time
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Students
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