If you're like me, then the first time you heard about seasoning a wok, you thought it was an opportunity to make a trip to the cupboard and grab some of your favorite aromatic bagged spices and ...

Our favorite wok is the Yosukata Black Carbon Steel Wok. It's heat-responsive, easy to season, and reasonably priced. We also highly recommend this more budget-friendly wok from Joyce Chen.

If using shrimp, omit the dark soy in the marinade. Place a seasoned wok on the burner on high heat. Test for readiness by dropping a few drops of water in the wok, a fast sizzle and evaporation ...

Add oil in big wok and cook pork. Add water if needed, so pork doesn’t burn on bottom. Keep mixing, add shrimp, garlic, onion ...

and a wok spatula. Once you’ve seasoned the wok (look on YouTube for tips) you’ll find yourself using it for many other dishes - not just Asian ones. The other complaint - that the recipes are ...