How To Cook Bok Choy

Looking for a delicious, healthy side dish? Look no further than this Bok Choy
recipe! This dish is bursting with flavor and is ready in just 10 minutes.

Servings: 4

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Prep Time
3 minutes

Cook Time
3 minutes

Blanching the Bok Choy
4 minutes

Total Time
10 minutes

Course:

Side Dish Main Course

Cuisine:

Asian Chinese/Japanese

Keywords:

Bok Choy Stir Fry How to Cook Bok Choy

Instructions

1 Cutting the Bok Choy

Make a cut from the middle of the root to the top of the leaves, leave the root
intact and connected.
2 Rinse Off the Dirt

Clean off under running water, then place into a bowl of cold water. Repeat the
process until clean.
3 Blanch and Shock the Bok Choy

Using a large pot, fill with water to cover the Bok Choy. Add 1 tablespoon of
salt and one tablespoon of vinegar, like rice wine vinegar.

Chef Tip: Seasoning in layers is the path to excellent tasting food.

Cooking: Blanch the vegetable on high temperature for 4 minutes.

Shocking: After the time is up, move to an ice bath asap. This will stop the
cooking and SET the color. If cooked for longer, the color will begin to fade
and look off-putting.
4 Cooking Oil

Use a large skillet or Wok. Heat to high heat, but not 100%, 80% of max heat.

Once to temperature, add in your cooking oil. Use a high smoke point oil like
peanut or canola oil.

Chef Tip: High-Heat - If the oil becomes oxidized from getting too hot, the oil
will add an odd flavor. The oxidation happens from a heat source that is too hot
for the type of oil. Use a high smoke point oil like peanut oil or canola oil.
5 Stir Fry of the Bok Choy

The ingredients to add to the hot oil are minced garlic, fresh ginger, Sambal
chili paste, and Hoisin sauce.

Stir all ingredients together for 15 seconds, then add the Bok Choy, cut side
down. Saute until the amount of color or char you enjoy.
6 Cooking Time

The amount of cooking time will depend on how much color or presentation of char
you enjoy. Cook between 2 to 6 minutes.

When cooking a large amount, cooking in batches is needed to create a char for
presentation and flavor.
7 Finishing the Dish

Adding additional textures like chopped cashews or peanut is very traditional.

With the Bok Choy perfectly cooked, there are many options for finishing the
dish.

Adding ingredients like snow peas, mushrooms, and noodles like vermicelli,
sliced carrot, peas, and water chestnuts.

Each ingredient adds texture. Chopping up the Bok Choy is another idea for your
stir fry.

Enjoy!

How To Cook Bok Choy

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