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Cambodian lort cha

James Moffatt

A hot wok, a selection of vegetables, protein and/or noodles, and a couple of aromatics and sauces. This is your sure-fire formula for stir-frying success. Stir-fries are your solution for an fast, easy and extremely satisfying dinner; or as part of a more luxurious banquet. A few handy tips: make sure your ingredients are prepared and ready to go, and that your vegetables cut to similar sizes to allow for quick cooking. Because once that wok is searing hot, it’s all lightning-fast action for here on in.

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Vietnamese chilli and lime caramel pork stir-fry

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Helly Raichura’s stir-fried warrigal greens and vegetables (shak bhaja)

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Stir-fried sweet potato noodles with tofu

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STIR-FRIED WATER SPINACH WITH PRESERVED BEAN CURD (FU YU ONG CHOY)

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Tony Tan’s stir-fried beef with chilli bean paste, dried chilli and capsicums

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Louis Tikaram’s stir-fried snake beans with pork

Kung pao chicken
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Kung pao chicken

Victor Liong's stir-fried beef hor fun
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Victor Liong’s stir-fried beef hor fun

Typoon shelter prawns
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Tony Tan’s typhoon shelter prawns

Pad Thai
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Pad Thai

Stir-fried Australian native greens with garlic
Photo: Alicia Taylor

Kylie Kwong’s stir-fried Australian native greens with garlic

Chicken stir-fried with holy basil and chilli
Photo: William Meppem

Chicken stir-fried with holy basil and chilli

Stir-fried asparagus with shiitake mushrooms and chilli
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Tony Tan’s stir-fried asparagus with shiitake mushrooms and chilli

Stir-fried eggplant with sweet tamarind sauce
Photo: Chris Court

Stir-fried eggplant with sweet tamarind sauce

Wawa cabbage (Chow wawa cai)
Photo: Mark Roper

Dainty Sichuan’s wawa cabbage (chow wawa cai)

Mud crab with XO sauce recipe by Dan Hong
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Dan Hong’s mud crab with XO sauce

Stir-fried flat rice noodles
Photo: Alicia Taylor

Char kway teow

Thi Le’s stir-fried pork liver with garlic chives and beansprouts

Beef with black bean and chilli sauce
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Kylie Kwong’s beef with black bean and chilli sauce

Photo: Craig Wall

Drunken corn and ginger stir-fry with silken tofu

Stir-fried beef and gai lan with rice noodles
Photo: Alicia Taylor

Stir-fried beef and gai lan with rice noodles

Photo: John Paul Urizar

Yaki udon with mushrooms

Stir-fried lettuce with bacon
Photo: Chris Court

Stir-fried lettuce with bacon

Stir-fried beetroot leaves with coconut and spices
Photo: Alicia Taylor

Stir-fried beetroot leaves with coconut and spices

Three-cup calamari
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Tony Tan’s three-cup calamari

Photo: Chris Chen

Stir-fried okra with garlic and ginger

A round white dish with a stir-fry of pork mince, snake beans and sliced okra, topped with mint sprigs.
Photo: James Moffatt

Crisp pork belly stir-fry with snake beans and okra

Photo: Chris Chen

STIR-FRIED BROAD BEANS WITH CHINESE BACON (LA ROU CHAO CANDOU)

Stir-fried chicken with Chinese olive vegetable
Photo: Anson Smart

Tony Tan’s stir-fried chicken with Chinese olive vegetable

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Photo: James Moffatt

Cambodian lort cha

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