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Bok Choy Stir-Fried with Garlic and Soy
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Bok Choy Stir-Fried with Garlic and Soy

Bok choy stir-fried with a Chinese technique with garlic, ginger and sesame oil - a healthy, quick side

⏱ 20 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Mediterranean👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    In a small bowl, mix the soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, black pepper and water into a smooth sauce.
    Bowl
  2. 2
    Heat the wok over high heat until very hot, then add the oil.
    ⚙ Pan-fryingStoveWok
    💡A very hot wok and a few vegetables at a time: crowded vegetables release water and steam instead of charring, and lose their crunch.
  3. 3
    Place the bok choy in the wok cut side down and fry 2–3 minutes without touching, until the cut side browns. Flip.
    StoveSilicone spatula
  4. 4
    Add the garlic and ginger and stir-fry 30 seconds, until fragrant.
    Stove
    💡The garlic and ginger go in last: in the heat of the wok they burn within seconds.
  5. 5
    Pour the sauce over the bok choy, cover and steam 2 minutes. Remove the lid.
    StoveLid
  6. 6
    Add the sesame oil and stir.
  7. 7
    Serve immediately, sprinkled with Toasted sesame and green onion.
179calories
5 gprotein
15 gcarbs
12 gfat
● protein 11%● carbs 31%● fat 58%

Per serving (352 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Lid · Also works: Aluminum foil (tight aluminum foil) · Plate (an upside-down plate)
  • Wok · Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (Less heat on the sides; stir-fry in small batches)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
  • Silicone spatula · Also works: Wooden spoon (Scrapes less well) · Spoon / teaspoon (regular) (None)

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