Bok Choy?

Hollybot
Hollybot Posts: 108 Member
in Food and Nutrition
What is it, what does it taste like, what do you do with it, how do you cook it? I've always wanted to try, and yet I know nothing about it! Anyone out there like it or have any good recipes?

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  • Bookers23
    Bookers23 Posts: 187 Member
    My favorite is sauteed in garlic, hot pepper flakes and a touch of anchovy paste. sooooo good!! also great in soups. if you can find baby bok choy (4-5 inches long) they are great roasted. P.S anchovy paste gives a nutty salty flavor, not fishy at all. give it a try. to answer your question, the texture is snappy like celery, but not stringy. flavor is very fresh, green, not bitter at all.
  • Hollybot
    Hollybot Posts: 108 Member
    Thanks I'm going to have to try it in a soup to start out. Keep it mild, then maybe move it in for more of a main dish!
  • fubar2us
    fubar2us Posts: 43 Member
    I Love Bok Choy. I find the greens to be like kale or chard and the stock to be celery or leek. It all depends on the variety and age. I like the baby Bok Choy the best but thats my prefrence (its all good anyhow.) Dice it up along with any other greens, add garlic and a dash of lawry's seasoning. maybe shallot and some mushrooms. mmmmmmmmmm. can't wait for summer now.
  • nnylee
    nnylee Posts: 811 Member
    So good. Make sure you clean it first, because there might be grains of sand or something in it. I love sauteeing it with soy sauce, garlic, and salt. Yummm.
  • BonnieSeelinger
    BonnieSeelinger Posts: 23 Member
    I love to saute it in Sesame oil with garlic and onion. Then add a splach of rice wine vinegar at the end as a side with broiled fish. Yummy with chicken stir fry too. I need to try it with the mushrooms. That sounds amazing.
  • sweetrice12
    sweetrice12 Posts: 101 Member
    bok choy is yummy! just like everyone else, just sautee it. or you can stirfry it with other veggies and meat of your choice.
  • sweetrice12
    sweetrice12 Posts: 101 Member
    Thanks I'm going to have to try it in a soup to start out. Keep it mild, then maybe move it in for more of a main dish!

    Yes, try it in your wonton soup!
  • spngebobmyhero
    spngebobmyhero Posts: 823 Member
    I always love it at chinese food restaurants, so its great to get a few ideas about what to do with it at home!
  • moonspells
    moonspells Posts: 126 Member
    Try it sauteed in a little sesame oil with garlic and some soy sauce...SOOOOOOOOOOOOO delicious!
  • twinmom01
    twinmom01 Posts: 854 Member
    I just used it for the first time a few weeks ago in a Thai style stir fry curry (which I am making again tonight - yummmm) - sooo good...sort of reminds me if some Celery and water chesnuts had a baby - it would be Bok Choy
  • shelbyfrootcake
    shelbyfrootcake Posts: 965 Member
    Stir fry all the way for me. I love it with a load of beansprouts, garlic and a bit of sweet chilli sauce.

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