Not Your Average Stir-Fry

• recipe

  Stir-Fried Thai-Style Beef with Chiles and Shallots

  This dish offers an exotic change of pace from Chinese stir-fries. But who has shrimp paste, tamarind pulp, galangal, and palm sugar, plus three hours to make dinner?

• recipe

  Shrimp Potstickers

  Can you really make great Chinese-restaurant dumplings at home? We wanted a light filling, the right wrapper, and the perfect mix of flavors.

• equipment

  Nonstick Skillets

  Can you buy a good pan for under $60?