Bok choy, also known as Chinese cabbage, is a versatile and nutritious vegetable that is commonly used in Asian cuisine. It has a mild, slightly sweet flavor and a crisp texture, making it a great addition to stir-fries, soups, and salads. Bok choy is also a good source of vitamins and minerals, including vitamin A, vitamin C, and potassium. If you're looking for a healthy and delicious way to add some variety to your meals, bok choy is a great option. In this article, we'll explore some of the best recipes for cooking asian bok choy, so you can enjoy its unique flavor and nutritional benefits.
Here are our top 14 tried and tested recipes!
ASIAN CHICKEN SALAD WITH SNAP PEAS AND BOK CHOY
Provided by Bon Appétit Test Kitchen
Categories Salad Chicken Ginger Onion Low Carb Quick & Easy Low Cal High Fiber Dinner Lunch Cucumber Spring Healthy Bok Choy Jalapeño Cilantro Sugar Snap Pea Bon Appétit Dairy Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free No Sugar Added Kosher
Yield Makes 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Fill medium skillet with salted water; bring to boil. Add chicken breasts, cilantro sprigs, and whole green onion; reduce heat to medium and poach chicken until just cooked through, about 20 minutes. Using tongs, transfer chicken to plate; cool. Add snap peas to same skillet; increase heat to high and cook until crisp-tender, about 1 minute.
- Drain; rinse snap peas under cold water to cool. Discard whole green onion and cilantro sprigs. Coarsely shred chicken. Toss chicken, chopped cilantro, chopped green onions, snap peas, and next 3 ingredients in large bowl. Whisk ponzu, vinegar, oil, and ginger in small bowl. Add dressing to salad; toss to coat. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- * Available in the Asian foods section of some supermarkets and at Asian markets.
ASIAN BOK CHOY STIR FRY
Straw mushrooms, snow peas and bok choy make this an authentically Asian stir-fry my family will love!
Provided by Anonymous
Categories Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips Land O'Lakes, Inc.
Time 30m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Melt 2 Saute Express® squares in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat; add chicken. Cook, stirring often, 5 to 6 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through. Remove from pan; keep warm.
- Melt remaining Saute Express® square in same skillet over medium heat; add snow peas, onion, mushrooms and water chestnuts. Cook 2 to 3 minutes or until onion and snow peas are crisply tender; add bok choy. Cook 3 to 5 minutes or until greens are wilted and stems are crisply tender.
- Add chicken; toss lightly.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 392 calories, Carbohydrate 22.7 g, Cholesterol 113.1 mg, Fat 16.2 g, Fiber 5.5 g, Protein 39.4 g, SaturatedFat 7.5 g, Sodium 1059.1 mg, Sugar 3.6 g
ASIAN BOK CHOY AND CHICKEN SALAD OVER RICE
Here, two classic recipes are simplified into a one-skillet meal combining Asian bok choy and chicken salad.
Provided by allison hoffman
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian
Time 1h15m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Mix oil, vinegar, sugar, and soy sauce together in a lidded jar for the dressing; put lid on tightly and shake well. Set dressing aside.
- Combine bok choy, green onions, and carrots in a large bowl.
- For the marinade combine soy sauce, olive oil, honey, ginger, and garlic in a small microwave-safe bowl. Heat marinade in the microwave for 1 minute. Stir and heat again for 30 seconds. Place chicken in a large bowl and pour marinade on top; allow to marinate for 15 minutes.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Pour chicken and marinade into the skillet and cook 20 minutes. Add bok choy salad and dressing. Continue cooking until chicken is no longer pink inside, about 10 minutes more. Serve over a bed of rice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 651.8 calories, Carbohydrate 56.5 g, Cholesterol 64.6 mg, Fat 35 g, Fiber 2.7 g, Protein 29.2 g, SaturatedFat 5.3 g, Sodium 1697.1 mg, Sugar 28.5 g
ASIAN CHICKEN SALAD WITH BOK CHOY
Use leftover chicken breasts from our Simple Chicken Noodle Soup when making this light Asian Chicken Salad with Bok Choy.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes
Time 15m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large pot, bring 1 inch salted water to a boil; add bok choy. Cover, and cook until tender, 3 to 5 minutes; drain, and let cool.
- In a bowl, whisk together lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, and cayenne. Add chicken, snow peas, and shallots; toss to combine. Top chicken mixture with mint, and serve alongside bok choy.
GRILLED ASIAN PORK CHOPS AND BABY BOK CHOY
Make and share this Grilled Asian Pork Chops and Baby Bok Choy recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Lizzie Rodriquez
Categories Pork
Time 35m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Whisk together black bean sauce, garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil, lime juice, and ginger in shallow dish. Set 2 tablespoons marinade aside. Add pork to remaining marinade; let stand 20 minutes.
- Remove pork from marinade; brush cut side of bok choy with reserved 2 tablespoons marinade. Grill pork until just cooked through and thermometer inserted into thickest part registers 145°F, about 5 minutes per side. Grill bok choy until softened and lightly charred, about 5 minutes total.
- Divide pork and bok choy among 4 plates. Sprinkle with cilantro, garnish with lime wedges, and serve.
ASIAN BOK CHOY SALAD
This wonderful vegan salad with an Asian flair is quick and simple, and is great for parties!
Provided by KARALYNNN
Categories Salad Vegetable Salad Recipes
Time 20m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Mix water and sugar in a medium saucepan, and bring to a boil. Cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until a light syrup has formed. Remove from heat, and mix in lemon juice, soy sauce, and olive oil. Refrigerate until serving.
- In a medium bowl, toss together bok choy and green onions. Top with pine nuts and dried rice noodles. Sprinkle with the dressing to taste.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 327.8 calories, Carbohydrate 25.8 g, Fat 23.5 g, Fiber 4.4 g, Protein 9.4 g, SaturatedFat 3.4 g, Sodium 554 mg, Sugar 9.6 g
ASIAN PORK CHOPS AND BABY BOK CHOY - NUWAVE - FLAVORWAVE OVENS
Make and share this Asian Pork Chops and Baby Bok Choy - Nuwave - Flavorwave Ovens recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Starfire aka Wendy
Categories Pork
Time 38m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Whisk together black bean sauce, garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil, lime juice, and ginger in shallow dish.
- Set 2 tablespoons marinade aside.
- Add pork to remaining marinade; let stand 20 minutes.
- Remove pork from marinade; brush cut side of bok choy with reserved 2 tablespoons marinade.
- Place pork on 4" rack and cook on HI for about 8~10 minutes per side.
- Grill bok choy until softened, about 8~10 minutes total.
- Divide pork and bok choy among 4 plates.
- Sprinkle with cilantro, garnish with lime wedges, and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 347.4, Fat 18.5, SaturatedFat 5.3, Cholesterol 105.8, Sodium 468, Carbohydrate 3.6, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 0.8, Protein 40.2
ALMOND AND BABY BOK CHOY ASIAN SALAD
This crispy salad uses authentic Asian ingredients and the sauce is delicious. If you can find mirin in an Asian grocery store, it makes it much more authentic and not too sweet.
Provided by ALEXIS MILLER
Categories Salad Green Salad Recipes Romaine Lettuce Salad Recipes
Time 25m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Whisk together the oil, vinegar, soy sauce, mirin, and sesame seeds in a small bowl, then set aside. Toss together the romaine, bok choy, carrot, almonds, and croutons in a large bowl. Pour the dressing over the salad, toss to coat, and serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 361.3 calories, Carbohydrate 10.1 g, Fat 34.4 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 4.6 g, SaturatedFat 2.8 g, Sodium 764.4 mg, Sugar 3.5 g
ASIAN SALMON WITH BOK CHOY AND MUSHROOMS
My family are all on a health kick at the moment. I saw this on television ( Everyday Gourmet) and thought the family might enjoy this. It looked such a simple and easy recipe to make, so this will also be great for making after a hard day at work.
Provided by Tisme
Categories Asian
Time 30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- To make marinade, combine first 8 ingredients in a bowl. Arrange salmon in a glass baking dish spoon marinade on top and let it marinade for 5 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 500°F, (260°c). Arrange fish, with some marinade still clinging, on rimmed baking sheet. Transfer any extra marinade in the dish to small saucepan. Roast fish until cooked through, about 8 minutes. Bring marinade in saucepan to boil; set aside and reserve for glaze.
- Meanwhile, heat oil in large non stick skillet over high heat. Add bok choy and mushrooms. Stir-fry until mushrooms are tender and bok choy is wilted, about 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
- Divide vegetables among plates. Top with salmon. Brush fish with glaze.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 311.1, Fat 12.5, SaturatedFat 2.1, Cholesterol 78.2, Sodium 769.5, Carbohydrate 9.2, Fiber 2.6, Sugar 5.3, Protein 39.9
GRILLED ASIAN CHICKEN WITH BOK CHOY, SHITAKE MUSHROOMS, AND RADISHES
Number Of Ingredients 1
Steps:
- ith Mango-Sesame Dressing; see info above.
GRILLED SHRIMP, PEA SHOOT, AND BOK CHOY SALAD WITH ASIAN REDUCED FAT DRESSING
This is the tastiest shrimp salad without any guilt: only a trace of oil makes it perfect for serving any dieter. If you want to feel healthy, but enjoy your food, this is the salad for you. You may want to garnish with additional green onions and chopped peanuts, but I find that placing the shrimp on the top is garnish enough.
Provided by Karen Barris Calabro
Categories Salad Seafood Salad Recipes Shrimp Salad Recipes
Time 57m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Place grapes in a food processor or blender; process until pureed. Whisk pureed grapes, fish sauce, lime juice, garlic, chile sauce, and salt together in a bowl until dressing is well combined.
- Spoon about 2 tablespoons dressing and oil into a bowl; add shrimp. Reserve remaining dressing for the salad. Refrigerate shrimp until chilled and marinated, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Place eggplant in a roasting pan and spray with enough cooking spray to coat.
- Roast eggplant in the preheated oven until browned, about 15 minutes. Transfer eggplant to the reserved dressing.
- Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil the grate. Remove shrimp from marinade and discard marinade.
- Cook shrimp on the hot grill until visibly pink on the bottom, about 3 minutes. Flip shrimp and cook until cooked through but not dry, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove shrimp from grill and allow to rest.
- Combine bok choy, pea shoots, carrots, cucumbers, mint, cilantro, peanuts, and green onions in a large bowl; add eggplant with dressing and shrimp and toss well.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 276.3 calories, Carbohydrate 29.4 g, Cholesterol 172.6 mg, Fat 7.6 g, Fiber 8.6 g, Protein 27.1 g, SaturatedFat 1.2 g, Sodium 2879.4 mg, Sugar 17.2 g
SAUCY ASIAN BOK CHOY
I don't know much at all about cooking with Asian flavors, so I really got lucky with this creation. Try out different greens or a mixture with other vegetables (I bet broccoli and cauliflower would be good) but I love it with bok choy!
Provided by White Rose Child
Categories Greens
Time 15m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Combine all 7 first ingredients, for the sauce, in a small pot and bring to a simmer.
- Add white parts of the bok choy and cook on medium-low, covered, about 5 minutes, till softened.
- Add the green parts of bok choy and let cook 3-5 minutes more. Stir, remove from the heat, cover and let the greens soften further for 3-5 minutes.
- Dish it up and spoon some of the sauce over each serving. This is also quite good as leftovers served cold.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 61.9, Fat 1.5, SaturatedFat 0.2, Sodium 2194.1, Carbohydrate 7.7, Fiber 2.2, Sugar 3.2, Protein 6.5
GRILLED ASIAN CHICKEN WITH BOK CHOY, SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS, AND RADISHES RECIPE - (1/5)
Provided by jlauer
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- •Arrange all vegetables on large rimmed baking sheet. Brush vegetables lightly on both sides with 1/3 cup Mango-Sesame Dressing; sprinkle with salt and pepper. •Arrange chicken on sheet of foil. Brush both sides of chicken with 1/3 cup dressing, then sprinkle with salt and pepper. DO AHEAD Vegetables and chicken can be prepared 2 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature. •Coat grill rack generously with nonstick spray and prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Grill vegetables until just tender, turning occasionally, about 8 minutes for onion rounds and 4 minutes for mushrooms, radishes, bok choy, and pepper strips. Return all vegetables to same baking sheet. •Grill chicken until cooked through, 5 to 6 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to cutting board. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes. •Arrange chicken breasts and vegetables on platter. Serve with remaining dressing.
SALMON WITH BOK CHOY, ASIAN SAUCE AND SALMON ROE
Make and share this Salmon With Bok Choy, Asian Sauce and Salmon Roe recipe from Food.com.
Provided by ImPat
Categories Asian
Time 20m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Place the salmon pieces on a plate and drizzle with the oil and season well.
- Prepare the bok choy and steam in a bamboo steamer.
- For the sauce combine the garlic, ginger, chilli, palm sugar, fish sauce and lime juice.
- When ready to serve cook the salmon skin side down over a moderate heat until the skin is welll coloured and then turn it over and cook the other side for a minute, leaving it rare in the middle or cook slightly longer if you prefer.
- To serve, place a bed of bok choy on each plate and top with the salmon and roe.
- Drizzle over the sauce.
- Steamed rice would be a great accompaniment to soak up those delicious juices.
- Garnish with the coriander leaves.
Tips:
- Choose the right bok choy: Look for baby bok choy with tightly packed, deep green leaves and crisp white stalks.
- Wash bok choy thoroughly: Separate the leaves and rinse them under cold water to remove any dirt or debris.
- Trim the bok choy: Cut off the root end and any wilted or discolored leaves.
- Use a variety of cooking methods: Bok choy can be stir-fried, sautéed, steamed, or braised. Each method produces a different texture and flavor.
- Don't overcook bok choy: Overcooked bok choy will become limp and lose its flavor. Cook it just until it is tender-crisp.
- Add bok choy to your favorite dishes: Bok choy is a versatile vegetable that can be added to soups, salads, stir-fries, and more.
Conclusion:
Bok choy is a delicious and nutritious vegetable that is easy to cook. With its mild flavor and crunchy texture, it is a great addition to a variety of dishes. Whether you are stir-frying, sautéing, steaming, or braising it, bok choy is sure to please. So next time you are looking for a healthy and flavorful vegetable to add to your meal, reach for bok choy.
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