November 1, 2024
Stir-fried Baby Bok Choy

Stir-fried Baby Bok Choy

Want to elevate your regular meals? Just add this basic yet quick stir-fried baby bok choy recipe. It just requires a few simple ingredients to make this rich, delicious side dish you can serve along with your regular dinner meals. 

One of the perfect things about it is that it doesn’t make you waste hours. You can prepare baby bok in 15 minutes, no need for heavy cooking standing over the stove for several hours and constantly stirring. 

If you plan to add it in your weekly meals or weekend late-night dinner, let me assure you, you won’t regret it. You can serve it along with Ramen soup, salmon, steak, or any other meat-based main course. 

As you are here for the Asian side dishes, you must be familiar that these are widely acclaimed as mini Chinese cabbage. 

The best thing about these miniature stalks is that they can absorb the flavor of literally anything and are a perfect side course at your table. But as we want to have an authentic baby bok choy taste, we will stir-fry it in garlic. What garlic does? It just enhances the flavor profile and takes your meal game to another level. 

Stay tuned with us to have this amazing Stir-fried Baby bok recipe, what you can serve along it, and how to store it. 

What Is Stir-Fried Baby Bok Choy?

One thing that a lot of people don’t know is that bok choy isn’t just baby-sized. You can
have regular-size bok choy as well. This delicious, tempting vegetable falls into the
cabbage family.
The taste is neutral somehow as it can absorb the taste of anything added to it.
However, sauté it with garlic and see how the flavor will tremendously enhance and
become rich.

What You Can Serve Along Stir-Fried Baby Bok Choy?

The complementary dishes with baby bok choy will elevate your mood as well as the
flavor profile. You must be familiar with adding either meat, salmon, or poultry. But we
suggest you be a bit more creative by using these alternatives:

  • You can add some lemon juice over it to give it a tangy taste.
  • You can serve stir-fried baby bok choy with your favorite salmon recipe that you can consume during your midweek meal.
  • You can serve again Legumes and make your grandma’s typical Haitian recipe.
  • Do Brussels Sprouts sound tempting to you? Just roast it exactly the way we roast our favorite Brussels Sprouts.
  • What is better than a plant-based protein for serving? Just serve it slog with kidney beans or dill rice.
  • The serving suggestions don’t end here, we strongly recommend you explore on your own and choose the serving side that suits best your taste.

Handy Tips

  • Don’t Overcrowd Your Bok Choy Stalks as putting all of the stalk together will lower your temperature.
  • Spread the stalk evenly and sauté in batches.
  • Don’t get panic with dark color of stalks as darker the color, stronger the taste profile.
  • Always buy the stalks from a reputable brand.

How To Store Your Stir-fried Baby Bok Choy?

Although these recipes taste perfect when fresh but if necessary to store them, you can
always put them in a zip lock bag.
It can be stored optimally for a week if kept in the refrigerator.

How To Make Stir-fried Baby Bok Choy?

Stir-fried Baby Bok Choy

Course: SideCourseCuisine: AsianDifficulty: easy
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

15

minutes
Calories

59

kcal

Ingredients

  • 8 cups baby bok choy

  • 1 tbsp olive oil

  • 2 tbsp soy sauce

  • 2-3 cloves

  • Black pepper powder (as per taste)

Directions

  • Trim the bottom edges of baby Bok choy and wash in cold water.
  • Keep the size of veggies sans to cook them evenly.
  • Heat the pan and add oil now and swirl it around the edges.
  • Add garlic and stir fry for half a minute until fragrant.
  • Add the veggie and stir fry for 2 minutes. Toss and turn, and keep the stalks crisp and
    leaves can be wilted.
  • Add the soy sauce and some pepper, cook again for 30 seconds, and serve it hot.

Nutrition Facts

4 servings per container


  • Amount Per ServingCalories59
  • % Daily Value *
  • Total Fat 3.7g 6%
    • Saturated Fat 0.6g 3%
  • Sodium 314mg 14%
  • Potassium 338mg 10%
  • Total Carbohydrate 5.2g 2%
    • Dietary Fiber 14g 57%
    • Sugars 2.6g
  • Protein 2.7g 6%

    * The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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