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Stir-fried Bok Choy with Garlic

By Groceree

Also known as Garlic Bok Choy · Stir-fried Pak Choi

Baby bok choy stir-fried hard with plenty of garlic, splashed with a little stock and soy sauce. Three minutes, and the standard green beside any Chinese meal.

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Glossy bright green bok choy halves with pale sliced garlic on a plate
Servings
4 servings
Prep
5 min
Cook
5 min
Total
10 min

Ingredients

  • baby pak choi500 g
  • garlic cloves5
  • vegetable oil2 tbsp
  • light soy sauce1 tbsp
  • vegetable stock3 tbsp
  • caster sugar½ tsp
  • sesame oil½ tsp
  • salt1 pinch

Instructions

  1. 01

    Halve each head of (bok choy) lengthways, then wash well under running water, fanning the stems apart, because grit hides at the base. Dry it thoroughly: wet greens steam instead of stir-frying. Thinly slice the .

  2. 02

    Heat the wok until smoking and add the .

  3. 03

    Fry the for 10 seconds, just until fragrant, not brown.

  4. 04

    Add the and toss hard over high heat for 1 minute.

  5. 05

    Add the , , and , and toss for 1 more minute until the stems are just tender and the leaves wilted but still bright green.

  6. 06

    Finish with the and serve at once.

Notes

  • Dry the greens and get the wok smoking hot. That is the whole technique.
  • The garlic burns in seconds, so have the greens ready to go in straight after it.
  • Stop while the stems still have bite. Overcooked bok choy turns limp and grey.

Nutrition per serving

Calories
80 kcal
Protein
3 g
Carbs
6 g
Fat
5 g

Estimated from the ingredients.

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