Best 12 Baby Bok Choy With Peanut Butter Noodles Recipes

BABY BOK CHOY WITH THAI PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Whisk peanut butter, soy sauce, water, Sriracha, lime juice, ginger, and garlic together for sauce and set aside so flavors can mix.
• Heat oil in a large, nonstick saute pan over medium-high heat. Sear the bok choy, cut-sides down, until they are starting to brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip them over and continue to cook until browned, 2 to 3 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper.
• Place bok choy on a plate. Drizzle with the sauce and sprinkle with peanuts and cilantro.

BABY BOK CHOY WITH PEANUT BUTTER NOODLES

Steps:

• Prepare peanut sauce by whisking the first 7 ingredients together (or putting in a jar and shaking).
• Put the pasta on to boil.
• While pasta is cooking, chop your veggies. I prefer them kind of matchstick or julienned.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet.
• Saute onion and garlic. Be careful not to burn them!
• Add bok choy and carrots to the pan and sauté just until the greens wilt.
• Drain the pasta and add it to the pan. Toss with the veggies.
• Pour the peanut sauce over everything and carefully toss.
• Eat hot or at room temperature.
• If you want to get fancy, garnish with chopped peanuts, cilantro, or sesame seeds.

PEANUT NOODLES WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Toss the chicken with 1 tablespoon sambal oelek, 1 teaspoon soy sauce and a pinch each of salt and pepper. In a separate bowl, whisk the remaining 2 teaspoons sambal oelek and 2 tablespoons soy sauce, the peanut butter, vinegar, 3 tablespoons water, 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper.
• Salt the boiling water; add the spaghetti. Cook 1 to 2 minutes less than the label directs for al dente, adding the boy choy in the last 2 to 3 minutes. Reserve 1 cup cooking water, then drain.
• Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook until just cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Remove to a cutting board.
• Return the skillet to medium-high heat and add the remaining 1 tablespoon vegetable oil. Add the snow peas and bell pepper; cook, stirring, until crisp-tender, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the spaghetti and bok choy and a pinch each of salt and pepper; cook until combined, 3 to 5 minutes. Add half the peanut sauce and 1/2 cup of the reserved cooking water. Toss to coat, adding more cooking water as needed. Stir in all but 2 tablespoons scallions. Season with salt.
• Slice the chicken. Divide the noodles and chicken among bowls. Top with the remaining peanut sauce and reserved scallions.

DAN DAN NOODLES

Steps:

• Heat the neutral oil in a large skillet or wok over high heat. Add the pork, salt and pepper. Using a wooden spoon, break up the pork into smaller pieces and cook until browned and the pork is no longer pink, 5 to 6 minutes. Add the garlic and ginger and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Deglaze with the cooking wine, scraping any brown bits from the bottom of the skillet. Reduce the heat to medium. Add the soy sauce. Stir to combine and cook until fragrant, 20 to 30 seconds. Add the bok choy, season with salt and cook until bright green, the leaves are wilted and the stems are tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Keep warm while you cook the noodles.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over medium-high heat. Add the noodles and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Remove the noodles with a spider or tongs and place directly into the bowl with the Peanut Sauce. Toss to combine, adding 1 tablespoon reserved pasta water at a time, as needed, to reach desired consistency.
• To assemble, plate the noodles. Top with the pork and bok choy mixture. Garnish with a drizzle of the Chile Oil and the chopped peanuts.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the chile oil, peanut butter, soy sauce, rice vinegar, honey and a couple turns of black pepper until smooth. Set aside.
• Heat the oil and Sichuan peppercorns in a small saucepan over medium-low heat until the peppercorns start to sizzle and become fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. In a small jar, combine the red chile pepper powder and salt. When the oil is hot, pour over the red chile and allow to sit and steep for a few minutes. Set aside.

HOT-AND-SOUR PEANUTTY NOODLES WITH BOK CHOY

Steps:

• Cook pasta as directed on package with 2 teaspoons salt until just tender. Drain and rinse pasta with cool water. In a large nonstick skillet, heat canola oil over medium-high heat. Cook shallot and ginger, stirring, until just brown, 1 minute. Add bok choy stems, bell pepper and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring frequently, until peppers are crisp-tender, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer contents of skillet to a plate. To same skillet, add bok choy leaves, stock, soy sauce, sesame oil and vinegar. Cook, stirring, until leaves are soft and bright green, 1 to 2 minutes. Add bell pepper mixture, pasta, peanuts and pepper flakes to pan. Toss to combine; serve.

BABY BOK CHOY IN THE WOK

Steps:

• Wash and slice all vegetables first.
• Combine sake and soy sauce in equal amounts in a small bowl.
• Heat up vegetable oil in a wok over high heat. Add garlic and stir fry briefly but don't brown. Add carrot next, if using. Stir fry briefly; then add all bok choy pieces at once and continue stir frying over high heat until halfway done.
• Add sake/soy sauce mixture and continue cooking until the bok choy is just done. Turn off heat and stir in sesame oil, if using; serve.

SAUTéED BABY BOK CHOY

Steps:

• In a large sauté pan with a lid, heat oil over medium-high heat until it starts to shimmer. Add garlic, ginger and red-pepper flakes and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 45 seconds.
• Add bok choy and stir carefully to cover with oil, then cook for approximately 2 minutes. Add soy sauce, stock or water, then cover pan and cook for approximately 2 minutes more, until steam begins to escape from beneath the lid of the pan.
• Uncover and continue to cook until liquid is close to evaporated and stalks are soft to the touch, approximately 3 minutes more.
• Remove to a warmed platter and drizzle with sesame oil.

BABY BOK CHOY AND SHIITAKE STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Stir together broth, oyster sauce, rice wine, and cornstarch in a small bowl.
• Heat oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Stir-fry garlic and ginger with salt until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add shiitakes and stir-fry until softened, 1 to 2 minutes. Add bok choy and stir-fry until crisp-tender, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Re-stir cornstarch mixture. Make a well in vegetables and add cornstarch mixture. Bring to a boil and toss to coat vegetables. Serve immediately.

SPICY GINGER PORK NOODLES WITH BOK CHOY

Steps:

• Trim bok choy and separate dark green tops from white stems; leave tops whole and thinly slice stems. Peel ginger and finely chop half of it. Slice remaining ginger into thin matchsticks.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add noodles and cook according to package instructions. Drain and run under cool water; drain again.
• Heat 1 tablespoon peanut oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork and cook, breaking up with a fork, until golden and cooked through, about 10 minutes. Season with salt, 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce and 1/2 tablespoon rice wine vinegar. Use a slotted spoon to transfer meat to a bowl.
• Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil to skillet. Stir in half the scallions, the finely chopped ginger, the garlic and the chile. Cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add bok choy stems and a pinch of salt. Cook until bok choy is almost tender, about 2 minutes. Toss in leaves and return pork to skillet.
• Toss noodles, remaining 1/4 cup soy sauce and 1 1/2 tablespoons rice vinegar into the pan. Cook until just warmed through.
• Transfer to a large bowl and toss with remaining scallions, sesame seeds, sesame oil and herbs. In a small bowl, combine ginger matchsticks with just enough black vinegar to cover. Serve ginger mixture alongside noodles as a garnish.

SAUTEED BABY BOK CHOY

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium-high. Add garlic and ginger; cook until fragrant and golden, about 30 seconds. Add bok choy, stirring to evenly coat. Add soy sauce and 2 tablespoons water; cover and cook 2 minutes. Remove lid and continue cooking, stirring a few times, until liquid has evaporated and bok choy is tender, about 2 minutes. Season with more soy sauce, if desired, and serve.

TOFU WITH BABY BOK CHOY AND RICE NOODLES

Steps:

• Place noodles in a baking dish and cover with very hot tap water. Let stand 10 minutes. Drain; repeat twice more, or until tender.
• Meanwhile, slice tofu into eight 1/2-inch pieces. Drain on paper towels. Stir together vinegar, ginger, and scallions in a bowl; toss 3 tablespoons of mixture with bok choy in another bowl. Season with salt. Stir soy sauce, honey, and peanut butter into remaining vinegar mixture. Arrange tofu in a single layer in a baking dish; pour soy-sauce mixture over top, turning tofu to coat.
• Divide noodles, tofu, and bok choy among 4 serving bowls. Drizzle with soy-sauce mixture. Top with peanuts, scallions, and chiles.

SESAME SOBA NOODLES WITH CUCUMBER, BOK CHOY, AND MIXED GREENS

Steps:

• Puree first 9 ingredients and 1 teaspoon red pepper in blender until smooth. With machine running, gradually add canola oil through opening in lid. Season dressing to taste with salt and pepper. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before continuing.
• Cook soba noodles in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite. Drain. Rinse with cold water; drain well. Using kitchen shears, cut noodles crosswise in 2 to 3 places. Drizzle noodles in strainer with sesame oil and toss to coat.
• Place greens, bok choy, cucumber, green onions, chopped cilantro, and mint in large bowl. Add 1 teaspoon red pepper, dressing, and noodles; toss to coat. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Garnish with cilantro sprigs and peanuts and serve.