Stir-Fry 101

• recipe

  Stir-Fried Beef and Broccoli With Oyster Sauce

  How about a nice dish of tough beef and overcooked broccoli with gloppy sauce? We set out to rescue this dish from the tyranny of third-rate Chinese restaurants.

• recipe

  Stir-Fried Pork, Eggplant, and Onions with Garlic and Black Pepper

  We wanted to make pork and vegetable stir-fries that had tender, flavorful pork and perfectly cooked vegetables—dishes that would taste authentic but would not have epic ingredient lists.

• equipment

  Electric Woks

  We don't like woks in principle—but we were willing to give electric woks a try.

• taste test

  Oyster Sauce

  We required our winning brand to be both authentic and complex.