Are you compromising on your greens intake? Then you have stumbled upon the right place as here we are going to talk about a heavenly green vegetable. Any guesses?! 

It’s choy sum with garlic sauce or Yu choy whatever you are familiar with. I don’t have a particular healthy diet but my mum never made me go lazy on having my fiber. Choy sum accompanied with a homemade garlic sauce is a bomb, trust me. 

If you have ever visited an Asian restaurant, then you must be aware of how commonly it is served at a relatively reasonable price. But the thrifty me prefers making it at home as it doesn’t charge you silly prices. 

Moreover, this dish can be easily prepared with no hours-long prep time and excessive frying as most Asian dishes require. Just blanch these green stalks, pour your homemade garlic sauce over them and tada you are good to go! 

Stay with us to know how choy sum with garlic sauce is prepared at home, how this perfect side meal can be served along the main course, the pros of making it, and handy tips.

What Is Choy Sum With Garlic Sauce? 

If you aren’t Asian, then you may not know about what choy sum is. It’s a green leafy vegetable that you can typically find in a mart near you that sells exotic veggies. A fully grown choy sum starts to grow tiny yellow flowers in the center often called Chinese flowering cabbage. 

Many people confuse it with Chinese broccoli but it’s not that. There is a difference as choy sum belongs to the cabbage family while Chinese broccoli called ‘Gai lan’, stems from the plant of broccoli. 

Hands down one of the power-packed vegetable loaded with folate, calcium, fiber, iron, and vitamin B6. 

What Makes Choy Sum A Delight? 

There are several reasons why you will fall in love with choy sum with garlic sauce especially the one prepared at home. 

• It serves as a perfect side meal and can be made up within minutes.

• It contains essential vitamins with a healthy quantity of calcium, fiber and magnesium. 

• It just requires blanching no excessive cooking and shenanigans like that bounding you for hours.

How To Store Choy Sum With Garlic Sauce? 

• If you already have cooked your choy sum with garlic sauce, then you must store it in an airtight container. 

• It will stay in the refrigerator with optimum conditions for 3 days. 

• However, if you have to reheat it. You can keep it in the microwave for a minute and you are done! 

• You can store uncooked choy sum in the refrigerator for up to 5 days if properly wrapped. 

Servings Along With Choy Sum With Garlic Sauce 

It’s a perfect and healthy side meal that goes well with your favorite main course whether it’s vegan or non-vegan, including: 

• If you want to keep it vegan, go for Mao Tofu. 

• If you aren’t on a vegan diet, it tastes well with either kung Pao Chicken, San Bei Ji, or Chinese Pepper Steak.

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