Recipes
Often, stir-fry recipes solve a particular problem: When you look into your refrigerator and see nothing but odds and ends—a little old rice here, a bit of steak there, some veggies in the crisper drawer—a simple stir-fry can bring them together into a cohesive meal. You just need a wok (or large skillet) and a small bowl or two.
But stir-fries are endlessly customizable (plus, lightning-fast to make). You wouldn’t be wrong to call them the saviors of the weeknight dinner table. Our best stir-fry recipes start from scratch with homemade sauces, flash-seared meats and vegetables, noodles, and more, curated with flavors found all over the globe. There are also plenty of shortcuts here to help you get a meal on the table after a long day spent doing whatever it is you do all day. Ready to dig in? We thought so.
Photo by Laura Murray, Food Styling by Pearl Jones
Recipes Sesame Tofu With Broccoli
A riff on the classic Chinese American stir-fry recipe sesame chicken, this dish packs in the sesame flavor in three ways: with sesame oil, sesame seeds, and tahini.
Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Emilie Fosnocht, Prop Styling by Emma Ringness
Recipes Red Curry Pork and Rice Cake Stir-Fry
Your weeknight stir-fry game will never be the same once you’ve tested out this mixture of tender ground meat, chewy Korean rice cakes, and crunchy bell peppers. Did we mention the bold red curry sauce?