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Easy, Yummy, Singapore Noodles Video

January 14, 2019 By Eleanor Hoh 2 Comments

Journalism graduate, Lei Huang produced this video of my Singapore Noodles when she was working on her documentary for her Master thesis project.   I was honored to be a part of her short documentary, “Taste of Home” about how food help people build home when they are far away from home.
You can also get a step by step how to make my delicious Singapore Noodles here.

Filed Under: "one dish wok meals", blog, cast iron wok, wok cooking Tagged With: "cooking documentary", "cooking video", "one dish meals", "Singapore Noodles", "youtube video", cast iron wok, documentary, noodles, stir fry, wok cooking

Facebook Live Wok Star Cooking Challenge, Nina Malavia -1

October 27, 2017 By Eleanor Hoh Leave a Comment

Here’s my first Facebook Live Wok Star Cooking Challenge with Nina Malavia, talented Social Media Maven and ex-pastry chef.
She wokked up a dish using surprise ingredients I presented without using any recipes or measuring any ingredients, just like how she learned in my cooking class.
I hope to showcase more Wok Stars and want you to share your ethnic dish or something unusual you make in your wok. If you have my Wok Star Kit Bundle (cast iron wok and gas stove setup), click the contact tab at the top and let’s collaborate.
Look forward to hearing from you.  See what Nina wokked up…

and leave your questions, comments, feedback here

Filed Under: blog, Facebook Live, Wok Star Tagged With: "chopped", "cooking challenge", "cooking video", "facebook live", "Wok Star", cooking, Eleanor Hoh, wok cooking

How to Tame a Smoky Wok

June 7, 2016 By Eleanor Hoh Leave a Comment

Six reasons why your cast iron wok gets smoky and how to tame it! I’m only referring to the lightweight cast iron woks that folks have purchased from me, so you’ll know what to do. No cause for alarm.
Here are possible reasons why smoking can happen…
1.  fermented ingredients like tamari when it touches the wok and caramelizes
2.  anything that’s sweet like onions can caramelize
3.  any food particles that are stuck to your wok if not washed properly
4.  if you use oil that can’t handle high smoke point (another post to discuss oils) but coconut oil is one that is supposed to handle high heat but can get smoky, turn it down a bit!
5.  if you use a wok whose material is not a good conductor of heat
6.  if you use teflon (NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER use on high heat! I’ll post something about this horrible material in another post!)

CoconutOil-castironwok
I only took this photo to show what a smoky wok looks like. That’s coconut oil which is supposed to handle high heat but I would turn down your heat a bit!
When nos.1-3 happens, they caramelize and or harden and forms a crust. If you don’t scrub off properly and cook with the crust stuck to your wok, it will make your wok smoky and it will form a thicker and thicker crust. This makes it difficult for the heat to reach your food. So, please scrub off any hardened crusts completely. Dry off with paper towels and then just zing on your stove on medium heat to dry off completely.
Check out my short 2:34 minute video that shows you exactly how to clean the crust and restore your cast iron wok! It’s easy and takes a few minutes. Please do it so you’ll have a superb experience when cooking.
For no.4) I’ll be posting oils good for high heat cooking and their temperature chart soon.
I hope this helps, let me know in comments if you have any questions, had other smoky incidents or zing me an email.

Filed Under: blog, Cooking Tips, video, wok cooking Tagged With: "cooking oils", "cooking video", "high heat", "smoky wok", cast iron wok, tips, wok cooking

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