t
But why does it have to be cooked in high heat and in such a hurry? That s how to extract the maximum wok hei in the shortest amount of time. So the aroma you unlocked from the Maillard reaction won t escape, explains The Chairman s Yip.
Hence, an important component of wok hei apart from the fire and the actual wok is the chef s tossing skill.
The right way to toss a wok
Tossing a wok is a skill that takes time to develop.
A young chef at The Chairman spends more than a year practicing on the wok by cooking staff meals before he or she is allowed to stir fry a dish for customers.
As of late, I have been inspired by the creative New Year’s resolutions made by others, more so than to make my own. Last year a friend made a resolution