Sesame Soy Braised Bok Choy

Submitted by dicentra

"From Asparagus to Zucchini"

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 head bok choy
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil
• 1 tablespoon grated ginger
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1⁄2 cup chicken stock
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons rice vinegar
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• salt and pepper
• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds

directions

1. Trim the bok choy. Slice the leafy portion from the stalks. Cut both the leaves and stalks into large matchstick sized pieces, keeping two piles.
2. Heat a large heavy skillet until hot. Add oil and coat the pan. Add the bok choy stems; stir fry about 5 minutes.
3. Add ginger and garlic and stir fry briefly.
4. Add bok choy greens, chicken stock, sesame oil, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper to taste.
5. Cover, reduce heat to medium low and cook until bok choy is tender and glazed with sauce 5-8 minutes.
6. Remove cover, sprinkle with sesame seeds and increase heat to medium high.
7. Cook until liquid evaporates 2-3 minutes.

Reviews

[*Parsley*]

I love bok choy, and this recipe is a simple, tasty and quick-fix way to make it. I liked the garlic flavor and the tanginess of the rice vinegar and sugar. I added some sliced onion, just as my preference. Thanx for a great new bok choy recipe!

 

[SoupFreak]

I love this--the "glaze" has great flavor. The only issue I had was that I wanted to make this into a vegetarian *meal*, so only having bok choy didn't seem like enough variety. So--as you can see in the picture I uploaded--I added red and orange bell peppers, 5 Thai chili peppers (whole), and 2 rainbow carrots. Because of all that I added, I changed the amount of ingredients to serve 5 instead of the 4 that the recipe is listed for.