Baby Bok Choy Stir Fry

Name: Baby Bok Choy Stir Fry
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 min
Ingredients: 1.5 pounds Baby bok choy; 4 cloves Garlic; 1 tablespoon Vegetable oil; 1/2 cup Water; 1/8 teaspoon Salt ((Remember add salt to your taste))

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Baby bok choy stir fry is a classic Chinese vegetable dish like yu choy sum, gai lan, water spinach, sweet potato leaves stir fry and Chinese red spinach. This baby bok choy stir fry recipe is easy yet delicious! It has 5 simple ingredients. Let's learn how to cook baby bok choy with step by step photos and a video for your side dish or serve with rice and noodles.

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What is baby bok choy?

Bok choy, pak choy or bok choi is brassica rapa subsp. chinensis, a type of Chinese cabbage. It is very common in southern China and Southeast Asia. When people talk about bok choy most of the time, it refers to the bigger white stem bok choi.

Besides, there are two main types of small bok choy. Baby bok choy is the small one with white stem and green leaves. It is also called siu bok choy in Cantonese which means small white vegetable.

The other type of pak choi is green stem and leaves, it’s commonly named as qīng cài (青菜) in mandarin or Shanghai bok choi. In Cantonese, it also called siu tang choi (小棠菜). Shanghai bok choy has a mild taste, the leaves are spoon shaped and lighter green. Also, the texture of Shanghai pak choi is less crisp and slimy if overcooked.

What should I do with bok choy?

You can stir fry bok boy, make soup (e.g. fish head, tofu with baby bok choy), steamed or blanched as a side for claypot rice. Also, baby bok choy is the best for stir fry as a side dish or served with rice and noodles.

How to clean baby bok choy?

Preparing baby bok choy is very important because it has a lot of sand or mud. First, cut them into half. Then, soak them for at least 15 minutes. After that, rinse and wash them a few times (3 times).

How to stir fry baby bok choy?

Heat up the wok or pan, pour vegetable oil and add minced garlic. Stir fry the garlic a little bit and let it release the aroma of garlic. Then, put the washed baby bok choy, water, salt and stir fry them until it's soft.

This is the best and easiest way to cook baby bok choi. The aroma of garlic and sweetness from the pak choi is a great combination. If you want to enhance the umami flavor of this dish, you can add chicken broth or soaked dried shrimp or dried scallop water.

What are the ingredients for baby bok choy stir fry?

This baby bok choy stir fry recipe has 5 simple ingredients: garlic, baby bak choi, salt, water and oil.

Cooking tips for how to cook baby bok choy:

Wash and soak baby bok choi very well. Soak them at least 15 minutes and rinse them a few minutes (3 times) to remove the sand and mud.
Normally, I cut baby pak choi into half because it’s easier to clean and cook faster.
Add water, salt and cover the lid for a couple minutes. Then, flip the other side, cover the lid again for 1 minute and stir fry a little bit.

FAQs:

How to cut baby pak choi?

Normally, I cut them in half because it’s easier to clean and cook faster.

How to prepare baby bok choy?

Preparing baby pak choi is very important because it has a lot of sand or mud. First, cut them into half. Then, soak them for at least 15 minutes. After that, rinse and wash them a few times (3 times).

Can I use chicken broth instead of water?

Sure, you can use chicken broth, soaked dried shrimp water or soaked dried scallop water. It can enhance the umami flavor to the dish.

Instructions for how to cook baby bok choy stir fry:

1. Cut 1.5 pounds of baby bok choy into half.

2. Then, soak them for at least 15 minutes. Wash and rinse a few times (3 times).

3. While soaking the vegetable, mince 4 cloves of garlic.

vegetable and minced garlic in the non-stick pan

4. When the pak choi is clean, pour 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil into a non-stick pan. Turn on medium fire, add minced garlic. Stir fry the garlic a little bit.

5. After that, add the washed baby pak choi into the non-stick pan. Pour ½ cup of water and ⅛ teaspoon of salt (Add salt to your taste) into the vegetable. Cover the lid for a couple minutes.

6. Next, flip the other side. Cover the lid again for 1 minute. Then, stir fry them a little bit until it's soft.

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