The BEST Bok Choy Stir Fry Recipe

Bok choy stir fry is a quick and simple vegetable dish that is a perfect addition to a spread of Chinese food sides and main dishes.

Serves: 4 Time: 10 minutes Cookbook: Tasting Table Online

Bok choy, or pak choi is a popular vegetable used throughout Chinese recipes, and it’s easy to see why. The vegetable is delicious and packed with vitamin C. It can be enjoyed as soup or bok choy stir-fry. You might even see sautéed bok choy on the table along with other Chinese vegetables during a multi-course meal.

When it comes to bok choy, you can eat the whole thing, green leafy part, white stem, and all. Perfectly cooked it will be crisp yet tender. If it’s not quite cooked enough, the texture will be a bit like celery. Overcooked and it’ll get mushy. When done just right, it’s simply delicious.

Today’s recipe comes from the Tasting Table, an online publication staffed by cookbook writers, chefs, graduates of New York’s Institute of Culinary Education, and home cooks around the country who all work together to come up with delectable recipes from every cuisine. Are you excited yet? This is a good one!

Jump Ahead:

• ❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
• 🥬 Ingredients Needed to Make Bok Choy Stir Fry
• 🍴 Equipment You’ll Need in the Kitchen
• 🥄 How to Make Bok Choy Stir Fry
• ♾️ Variations on Bok Choy Stir Fry
• ❓ Bok Choy Stir Fry: Tips, Tricks, and FAQs

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

Easy: This bok choy recipe is an easy way to get your feet wet with stir-fry recipes. If you’ve never stir-fried before, give this quick stir fry a try and you’ll find yourself wondering what else you can stirfry!

Healthy: Leafy greens are some of our favorite vegetables and many are packed with vitamin C. Bok choy, a type of Chinese cabbage, is no different. Stir-frying is a great way to get in some healthy vitamins and practically any type of vegetable can be prepared this way. Napa cabbage, another member of the cabbage family, and bok choy are foundation veggies for many healthy Asian dishes.

Great Side Dish: Stir-fried bok choy is a fantastic side dish when paired with an Asian main dish. It’s a great addition to meat dishes, soups, noodle dishes, and rice dishes since it contrasts well texturally and pairs well in flavor.

Ingredients Needed to Make Bok Choy Stir Fry

• Bok Choy: You can get tender bok choy at most grocery stores. If you have an Asian market nearby, they’ll have it, as well. The leaves should be dark green, and the stocks white or light green. Choose heads that are firm and fresh. Baby bok choy and the larger variety will both work.
• Garlic Cloves: Two cloves are all you’ll need for this recipe. You can also use already-minced garlic to make the process faster.
• Fresh Ginger: Fresh ginger adds a delightfully fresh flavor to this dish. You’ll need a 1-inch piece.
• Sesame Oil: Sesame oil is made out of toasted sesame seeds and tastes fantastic. It’s a flavor enhancer that boosts the umami of any Asian dish.
• Oyster Sauce: Oyster sauce is a savory sauce that is used in a lot of Asian food. If you don’t have any on hand, you can use hoisin sauce, instead.
• Vegetable Oil: You’ll need just a bit of oil for this stir fry. You want an oil that handles high temperatures like peanut oil or grapeseed oil. You do not want olive oil because it can smoke if it gets too hot and the flavor doesn’t pair well with this dish.
• Sesame Seeds: You want white sesame seeds for garnish. This is optional but adds a pop of interest when presenting your dish.

Equipment Needed In the Kitchen

Wok (Large)

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Tongs

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Serving Plate

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• Large Wok: A wok is the best tool to use for stir-frying. However, a large skillet or a large frying pan will work in a pinch.
• Tongs: Tongs will be invaluable as you cook the bok choy and when you plate up this beautiful side dish.
• Serving Plate: You’ll need a large serving plate or platter to place all the stir-fried bok choy on for serving. The bok choy doesn’t shrink in size, so you can choose the right size plate after you trim up the vegetable.

How to Make Bok Choy Stir Fry

Bok choy is a powerhouse vegetable and is one of the healthiest there is. It’s also a fun vegetable to stir-fry! Let’s get to it.

Prep the vegetables

First up, peel and chop your garlic fine.

Then, peel and chop the ginger fine.

Next, wash the bok choy in cold water then give it a good shake to remove excess water. You should also remove any outer leaves that are damaged. Finally, remove the root end of the bok choy.

Stir fry the bok choy

This process will go pretty fast!

First, add vegetable oil to your pan and place on medium-high heat. When you have hot oil, add the minced garlic and ginger and stir fry for 10 seconds, until fragrant.

Next, add the bok choy leaves and stir to coat in the garlic and ginger. Stir over the heat for 1 minute.

Turn the heat to medium and add a little sesame oil. Stir to coat the dark green leaves and the white part. Stir for 2 minutes.

Add the oyster sauce and repeat, making sure to coat the white stems and the green leaves.

Serve

Remove the bok choy from the wok and arrange in a platter for serving.

Scoop any remaining garlic, ginger, and stir-fry sauce from the pan and spoon over top!

Variations on Bok Choy Stir Fry

This is a fun dish to make but there are plenty of different ways to vary it! Here are some suggestions to try next time.

Loaded Bok Choy: Chop up the white part of bok choy, the add Chinese broccoli, chopped green onions, sliced shiitake mushrooms. and a little soy sauce to your stir fry.

Bok Choy and Tofu Stir Fry: Chop the stem of the large bok choy, then stir fry with tofu blocks that have been cut into cubes.

Spicy Bok Choy: Add red pepper flakes or a spicy sauce like chili garlic paste or chili bean paste to the stir fry.

Baby Bok Choy Stir Fry: Use baby bok choy instead of the larger variety for a fun-size dish. Add a little fish sauce to vary the flavor.

Bok Choy Stir Fry: Tips, Tricks, and FAQs

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