Bok Choy Side Dish Recipes

EASY BOK CHOY

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large skillet or wok over medium heat, and cook the garlic in the hot oil until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Mix in the bok choy, and cook and stir until the green parts of the leaves turn bright green and the stalks become slightly translucent, 5 to 8 minutes. Sprinkle with salt to serve.

BOK CHOY (SIDE DISH)

Steps:

• Place 2 tablespoons of peanut oil and heat until almost smoking.
• Split the piece of ginger open with a knife then whack it with the flat side of the knife.
• Lay the ginger pieces in the oil, cut-side down to let it start to perfume.
• Pan-fry the bok choy, cut-side down, for a couple of minutes to give it some color.
• Add the water and cook another minute to steam the bok choy; carefully remove it to a plate.
• Add the soy sauce, oyster sauce, lemon juice, and brown sugar.
• Cook and stir for 3 minutes until the sauce is the consistency of syrup.

GRILLED BABY BOK CHOY AND TOMATO SIDE DISH

Steps:

• halve bok choy and tomatoes.
• sprinkle cut sides with salt pepper and italian seasoning, to taste.
• in small saute pan cook garlic over medium heat, do not let it get brown, you are only trying to infuse the olive oil with the garlic flavor. When finished pour oil into small pyrex measuring cup, add salt, pepper and a small amount of italian seasoning, stir. Reserve.
• grill bok choy and tomatoes cut side up over medium direct heat until they have slight grill marks, turn and do the same on the cut side. Don't be afraid a little char adds alot of flavor. Bok Choy should be grilled with the bulbs over the direct heat and the leaves over indirect heat to prevent burning.
• remove from grill and drizzle cut side with reserved olive oil and garlic mixture. Serve 1/2 bok choy and 1/2 tomato to each guest, or yourself -- ENJOY!