Garlic Pak Choi Recipe

Restaurant-style easy pak choi recipe - it’s quick, delicious, and ready in 10 minutes. Crisp tender pak choi loaded with garlic, chilli and savoury soy base sauce. A perfect side dish for any main dish or serve it with rice or noodles for a simple quick meal.

📝 Ingredients

• 5-6 Pak choi ( bok choy ) (Or choy sum, napa cabbage, or choice of Asian greens.)
• 5-6 cloves Garlic (Finely chopped)
• 1 Red chilli pepper (Finely chopped ( Optional ))
• 1 tbsp Regular soy sauce (Or light soy sauce)
• 1 tsp Dark soy sauce (Add for colour)
• 2 tbsp Oyster sauce (Or vegetarian stir fry sauce or hoisin sauce)
• 1 tsp Cornstarch (Or potatostarch)
• 5-6 tbsp Water
• 1 tsp Seasame oil
• 1-2 tbsp Cooking oil (Sunflower, peanut, canola, or vegetable oil)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Rinse pak choi with plenty of water. Slice it in quarters lengthwise as shown in the photo or slice it into half if it is smaller baby pak choi ( bok choy ). Wash it again with water if there is any stubborn dirt inside.
2. 2Combine sauce ingredients: regular soy sauce, dark soy, oyster sauce, cornstarch, water, and sesame oil in a bowl. Whisk it well and set it aside.
3. 3Fill a large pot/wok with water until half and bring it to a boil. Hold the leaf part of pak choi in hand and dip the bottom part in the boiling water for about 10-15 seconds. Then drop the leaves inside and continue to boil for another 5-10 seconds.
4. 4Strain them immediately and shake the excess water out. Place them over the strainer or paper towel to remove excess moisture.
5. 5Heat the pan over medium heat and add oil. Saute the chopped garlic for a few seconds until fragrant then add the chopped chillies. Cook until the garlic is light brown. Scoop out 1 tablespoon of fried garlic and chillies and reserve for later use.
6. 6In the remaining pan, pour the prepared sauce in the pan. Stir it well until the sauce becomes thick and glossy.
7. 7Place the blanched pak choi over the serving plate. Pour the sauce over it. Garnish with reserved fried garlic chilli and enjoy!