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crispy and green perfect baby bok choy with garlic soy sauce

Easy Baby Bok Choy (Green and Crisp with Garlic Ginger Sauce)

Tasty garlic ginger baby bok choy is simple to make with a few steps. Discover how to cook baby bok choy so it turns out crisp, vibrant, nutritious, and more flavorful.
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Course: Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: baby bok choy, breakfast, easy, healthy, plant based, quick, vegan, vegetables
Prep Time: 6 minutes
Cook Time: 6 minutes
Total Time: 12 minutes
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 113kcal

Equipment

  • steamer and pot to steam the baby bok choy
  • sauté pan for sauce and mixing everything
  • bowl for ice bath

Ingredients

  • 1½ lb baby bok choy
  • ½ tbsp avocado oil
  • 3 fresh garlic cloves minced
  • ½ tbsp ginger minced
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tsp brown sugar
  • ½ tsp sesame oil
  • sea salt to taste
  • white pepper a little to taste

Instructions

  • Clean your baby bok choy and heat water in pot with steaming rack
    1½ lb baby bok choy
  • When the water is boiling, place the baby bok choy in, with the bulbs down and the leaves facing up. Let steam for 2 minutes, no lid.
    Then, cover with lid and steam just till the leaves look a little wilted (about 1-2 minutes)
  • Remove and put in an ice bath
    Then, remove from the ice bath after about 45 seconds and then pat with paper towels and lay out until the water has come off.
  • Make your sauce by mixing the soy sauce, brown sugar, and sesame oil in a bowl. Set aside.
    1 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tsp brown sugar, ½ tsp sesame oil
  • Heat a sauté pan with oil then sauté the garlic and ginger until fragrant.
    ½ tbsp avocado oil, 3 fresh garlic cloves, ½ tbsp ginger
  • Add the sauce mixture, mix for ten seconds, then add in the baby bok choy
    Gently mix and incorporate everything.
    sea salt, white pepper
  • Add salt and pepper to taste.
    Remove the baby bok choy from the heat and plate.
    Serve and enjoy!

Notes

Serving Suggestions:
  • try a side of rice
  • make it a side dish to a menu with prawns, salmon, or crab
  • make it a side dish to a noodles dish or fried rice
  • have a side of chili garlic paste
 

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Easy Baby Bok Choy (Green and Crisp with Garlic Ginger Sauce)
Amount per Serving
Calories
113
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
5
g
8
%
Saturated Fat
 
1
g
6
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
3
g
Sodium
 
726
mg
32
%
Potassium
 
50
mg
1
%
Carbohydrates
 
13
g
4
%
Fiber
 
4
g
17
%
Sugar
 
8
g
9
%
Protein
 
5
g
10
%
Vitamin A
 
15139
IU
303
%
Vitamin C
 
155
mg
188
%
Calcium
 
388
mg
39
%
Iron
 
3
mg
17
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.