Asian Take-Out at Home

• recipe

  Stir-Fried Portobellos with Ginger-Oyster Sauce

  Stir-fried vegetables make a great side dish, but can they step up to the plate as an entree? Casting our carnivorous doubts aside, we raided the produce aisle.

• recipe

  Thai Chicken Soup

  Authentic Thai-style soup gains complex flavor in minutes via a handful of exotic ingredients. Could supermarket substitutes deliver comparable results?

• equipment

  Ladles

  Is one ladle pretty much the same as the next? No.

• taste test

  Soy Sauce

  This Asian condiment should enhance flavor and contribute complexity to your food—not just make it salty.