Stir-Fry

Boiling grains is only the first step. Make rice, quinoa, farro, and more even better by stir-frying them.

This is the kind of healthy, satisfying food that we all wish would simply materialize at home for dinner.

If you’re nervous about igniting the whiskey (honestly, who wouldn’t be), or you have an electric stove, simply let the spirit reduce in the pan. The flavor will be the same. On the other hand, if you’re into kitchen pyrotechnics, just do that step carefully and with the pan extended as far from your body as possible. This was created in partnership with Chef Watson.

Achieve takeout-level stir-fry at home by avoiding these common mistakes.

You've got a pound of ground beef in the freezer: Now what? These six ideas for what to cook with ground beef have you covered for dinner tonight.

Sure, you can make these satisfying wok-fried noodles from chef Kris Yenbamroong without a wok. Just get your skillet super hot. 

Tea isn't just for drinking—check out these creative ideas for cooking with it, too.

We’ve always loved the slightly sweet and nutty crunch of water chestnuts, which are actually the bulblike growth of a marsh-grown, grasslike plant. We use it unapologetically in spur-of-the-moment stir-fries. Learn how to make this recipe and more in our online cooking class with Sur la Table.

Hot weather and spicy foods just go together, but this speedy stovetop dish won’t heat up your kitchen.

Affordable leg of lamb is a great way to break out of the usual beef-chicken-pork rut, especially when used in a quick-cooking but complex-tasting dish like this.

Make extra grains on Sunday and use them for this lightning-quick weeknight dinner.

Basil is wilted like a leafy green in this thai beef stir fry recipe, then added raw at the end for a double dose of its aromatic flavor.

These rice noodles come together faster than your favorite Thai place can deliver, guaranteed. They're equally good with tofu, beef, or shrimp in place of the chicken.

Your next weeknight dinner is this steak stir fry recipe. We like skirt steak because it's a tasty and affordable cut. Slice it thinly so it's tender.

Served with rice, this asparagus and Shiitake mushroom sauté is a 10-minute vegetarian dinner

The trick to a successful stir-fry? Prep everything before you cook.

Turn your farmers' market haul into a vegetable dinner stir-fry—for this recipe, there's no way to go wrong with garlic, ginger, and scallions.

This Asian-inspired broccoli beef recipe will make you forget all about that takeout menu.