As a new addition to the popular top 100 series, Ken Hom’s invaluable book contains 100 inspired stir-fry recipes that are easy-to-follow, delicious dishes designed to appeal to all palates.
Not only is stir-frying regarded as a healthy as well as a quick way to cook food, Ken shows us that it also offers plenty of variety. With 20 new recipes and 80 favourites from his collection, he not only covers oriental stir fries but includes non-Asian dishes as well, such as Stir-fried Fusilli alla Carbonara and Angel Hair Pasta with Spicy Tomato Sauce.
The book is helpfully divided into chapters on chicken, fish & seafood, rice & noodles, beef, pork and vegetable dishes. There are also sections on techniques for chopping and frying, how to use a wok and recommendations for oils and sauces.
As one of the most enthusiastic exponents of cooking with a wok, Ken shows us that the versatility and convenience of stir ftying need never compromise the flavour.
Ken Hom is widely regarded as one of the world’s greatest authoroties on oriental cooking and travels extensively to demonstrate his culinary skills. Ken has made several series for the BBC including Hot Wok, Travels with A Hot Wok and Foolproof Chinese Cookery. His book, Chinese Cookery, has sold over a million copies. He is also author of Foolproof Thai Cookery and the award-winning Easy Family Dishes: A Memoir with Recipes. He has written three books in the BBC Books Foolproof series, most recently, Foolproof Asian. Ken Hom is a director of Noble House Leisure Limited which includes the Yellow River Cafés and other restaurants. Ken lives in London, Paris, south-west France and Bangkok.