Garlic Pak Choi Recipe
Restaurant-style easy pak choi recipe - it’s quick, delicious, and ready in 10 minutes. Crisp tender pak choi loaded with garlic, chilli and savoury soy base sauce. A perfect side dish for any main dish or serve it with rice or noodles for a simple quick meal.
Servings: 4
Calories: 57kcal
Ingredients
- 5-6 Pak choi ( bok choy ) Or choy sum, napa cabbage, or choice of Asian greens.
- 5-6 cloves Garlic Finely chopped
- 1 Red chilli pepper Finely chopped ( Optional )
- 1 tbsp Regular soy sauce Or light soy sauce
- 1 tsp Dark soy sauce Add for colour
- 2 tbsp Oyster sauce Or vegetarian stir fry sauce or hoisin sauce
- 1 tsp Cornstarch Or potatostarch
- 5-6 tbsp Water
- 1 tsp Seasame oil
- 1-2 tbsp Cooking oil Sunflower, peanut, canola, or vegetable oil
Instructions
- Rinse pak choi with plenty of water. Slice it in quarters lengthwise as shown in the photo or slice it into half if it is smaller baby pak choi ( bok choy ). Wash it again with water if there is any stubborn dirt inside.
- Combine sauce ingredients: regular soy sauce, dark soy, oyster sauce, cornstarch, water, and sesame oil in a bowl. Whisk it well and set it aside.
- Fill a large pot/wok with water until half and bring it to a boil. Hold the leaf part of pak choi in hand and dip the bottom part in the boiling water for about 10-15 seconds. Then drop the leaves inside and continue to boil for another 5-10 seconds.
- Strain them immediately and shake the excess water out. Place them over the strainer or paper towel to remove excess moisture.
- Heat the pan over medium heat and add oil. Saute the chopped garlic for a few seconds until fragrant then add the chopped chillies. Cook until the garlic is light brown. Scoop out 1 tablespoon of fried garlic and chillies and reserve for later use.
- In the remaining pan, pour the prepared sauce in the pan. Stir it well until the sauce becomes thick and glossy.
- Place the blanched pak choi over the serving plate. Pour the sauce over it. Garnish with reserved fried garlic chilli and enjoy!
Video
Notes
- How to stir fry pak choi? For a quick stir fried pak choi, heat oil, and sauté chopped garlic. Toss in the stem part of pak choi and stir fry for 1-2 minutes and follow with the leaves. Season with soy sauce, oyster sauce, and sesame oil. Once the pak choi leaves are bright green, ready to serve.
- Tips: Do not overcook pak choi, overcooked pak choi can be mushy, and lose its vibrant green colour and texture. It should be tender-crisp! Blanching time can be varied according to the size of the pak choi but it takes a maximum of 1-2 minutes to blanch/boil to achieve the best texture.
Nutrition
Calories: 57kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 502mg | Potassium: 66mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 107IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 0.3mg
