Bok Choy with Garlic Sauce
Bok Choy is boiled and served with an oyster garlic sauce on top. It only takes 20 minutes to make this Bok Choy with Oyster Sauce for a healthy Chinese meal at home!
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 90kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound bok choy
- 3 cups water (to boil bok choy)
- 1 teaspoon salt
Oyster Sauce Base:
- 1 teaspoon oil
- ½ pound ground pork or chicken (optional)**
- 1 teaspoon shaoxing cooking wine (optional)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Soak and rinse bok choy in a large tub of water until the leaves are not wilted and there’s no dirt.
- Slice the bok choy in half.
- Bring water to a boil (high heat) in a pot. Add salt and bok choy in water. Boil for 3-4 minutes until tender or your desired softness.
- Strain bok choy until there is no water left. We don’t want a watery vegetable dish!
- In a bowl, mix together minced garlic, soy sauce, sugar, oyster sauce, corn starch and water. Set aside.
- (optional step - cooking meat) Heat pan on medium heat. When the pan is hot, add some oil, ground meat (optional), shaoxing cooking wine (optional) and salt in the pan. Fry for 3-5 minutes until cooked.
- Mix your sauce as the cornstarch may have sinked to the bottom of the bowl. Turn heat to low-medium on pan, and add your sauce in the pan. Continue stirring so there’s no clumps and sauce has thickened.
- To plate, add your bok choy and add sauce on top. Serve with hot rice.
Notes
**meat is optional, but highly recommended for extra protein and deliciousness! To omit, simply skip to step 7 and cook the sauce on medium low until thick and boiling.
Expert Tips
- Before you add your mixed sauce to the pan, make sure you give the sauce a quick stir as the corn starch have sinked to the bottom.
- Strain the bok choy very well. The leftover water from the veggies can make the sauce bland and too thin.
- Don't boil the bok choy for too long (more than 5 minutes) or the vegetables get too soft. We are looking for a crisp and tender texture to go with the oyster garlic sauce!
- Optional but recommended, add in shiitake mushrooms and sliced carrots for more texture and color to your dish.
Nutrition
Calories: 90kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 2665mg | Potassium: 615mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 10134IU | Vitamin C: 103mg | Calcium: 266mg | Iron: 2mg