Garlic Bok Choy – Quick and Easy! (VIDEO)
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This is one of the easiest and most delicious ways to make Garlic Bok Choy at home! Bok choy is one of my favorite vegetables and it really shines when prepared in such a simple way! It only requires 5 ingredients and 15 minutes – you’re going to love it!
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A Note from CJ
My Garlic Bok Choy is the perfect side dish!
This is my go to Garlic Bok Choy recipe that is the perfect side for any meal! It’s super simple and delicious to make – the crisp bok choy is stir fried with fresh garlic and seasoned with a pinch of salt and sugar!
If you love Chinese vegetable sides, make my Gai Lan with Oyster Sauce, Chinese Smashed Cucumber Salad, the classic Chinese Green Beans with Pork), and Chinese Eggplant with Garlic Sauce (my favorite way to eat eggplant)!
Ingredient Tips
Refer to the recipe card for the full list of ingredients and measurements!
- baby bok choy – I like to use baby bok choy, as they’re easier to eat (smaller in size) and more tender/sweeter. However, you can use regular bok choy for this recipe – you won’t really notice a difference! Use what you can find and is available for you.
- garlic – use fresh raw garlic for best results.
- neutral oil – My favorite neutral oil is avocado oil, but you can also use canola or vegetable oil! I don’t use olive oil when cooking Chinese food for two reasons: 1. It has a low burning point and 2. I find that the flavor profile does not usually go with the dish.
- msg – I like to use MSG in moderation as a flavor enhancer; this is optional!
How to Make Garlic Bok Choy
Prepare Bok Choy and Garlic – Wash the baby bok choy and peel off each outer leaf until only the stem and inside leaves remain. Slice the stems in half with a knife. Place bok choy leaves and stem halves in a bowl and rinse them with water to remove any dirt. Once washed, drain any excess moisture with a kitchen or paper towel. Set aside. Chop 10 cloves of garlic and set aside.
Stir Fry Garlic and Bok Choy – Heat 3 tbsp of neutral oil in a pan over high heat. Add garlic and sauté for 15 seconds. Add in your bok choy and cook for 2-3 minutes until slightly wilted and browned.
Season with kosher salt, sugar, and msg and cook the bok choy for another 1 to 2 minutes, until all of the water from the bok choy is evaporated.
My Pro Tip
CJ’s Expert Tips + Storage
Cook Out All Of the Water – Bok Choy naturally contains a lot of water. Seasoning with salt will help extract out that water, so that we can evaporate it and cook to bok choy to become crisp and browned. Depending on your stove, it may take a few minutes for this water to evaporate, but keep cooking it until the pan is dry. Only then will the bok choy be able to take on color and brown properly!
Storage – You can store Garlic Bok Choy in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 2-3 days; however, I want to note that I don’t think bok choy holds up very well as leftovers. They usually get soggy and lose shape/texture.
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Easy Garlic Bok Choy (VIDEO)
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 lb baby bok choy
- 10 cloves garlic, chopped
- 3 tbsp neutral oil, I used avocado oil
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1/4 tsp msg, optional
Instructions
- Wash the baby bok choy and peel off outer leaves until stem and the closest leaves remain. Slice the stems in half with a knife and then drain excess moisture from bok choy. Set the vegetables aside in a large bowl.
- Roughly chop the garlic and set aside.
- Heat 3 tbsp of neutral oil in a pan over high heat. Add garlic and saute for 15 seconds. Then immediately add in your bok choy and cook for 2-3 minutes until slightly wilted and browned.
- Season with the salt, sugar, and msg and cook for another minute. Enjoy!
Video
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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So good!!! @rhjsgirl
I am new to bok choy and this recipe was so easy to make for a beginner like me. It was tasty as well and on request now.
This is one of my favorites, so easy to make & delicious.
This was my first time eating bok choy, I would always see it at the grocery store and I was curious as to what it would taste like and I absolutely love it. It’s as if spinach and cabbage had a baby. This recipe has the right amount of salt, sugar and garlic. It’s the perfect side dish to any meal.