Best 8 Stir Fried Bok Choy Or Sturdy Greens Recipes

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Stir frying is a quick and easy way to prepare a variety of vegetables, including bok choy, or sturdy greens such as kale, Swiss chard, and collard greens. This method of cooking preserves the vegetables' vibrant colors, flavors, and nutrients, making it a healthy and delicious way to enjoy your favorite greens. With just a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can create a delicious and nutritious stir-fried bok choy or sturdy greens dish that the whole family will love.

Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!

STIR FRIED BOK CHOY



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Quick, easy, and tasty!

Provided by artsychic517

Categories     Side Dish     Vegetables

Time 25m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 large head bok choy
1 tablespoon grapeseed oil
1 tablespoon butter
1 onion, sliced
⅓ cup cashews
3 cloves garlic, minced
½ teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder, or more to taste
1 pinch white sugar

Steps:

  • Cut 1/2 to 1 inch slice off the root-end of bok choy; discard stem. Cut stalks diagonally into 1/8-inch pieces; cut or tear leaves into bite-sized pieces.
  • Heat oil and butter in a skillet over medium heat; add onion, cashews, garlic, bok choy, Chinese five-spice, and sugar to the hot oil-butter mixture. Cook and stir bok choy mixture until tender, 8 to 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 163.9 calories, Carbohydrate 12.8 g, Cholesterol 7.6 mg, Fat 11.9 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 4.3 g, SaturatedFat 3.3 g, Sodium 98.7 mg, Sugar 4.6 g

STIR-FRIED BOK CHOY OR STURDY GREENS



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This recipe works equally well with bok choy or sturdy greens, both of which have tough ribs and leaves that have a cruciferous flavor. I steam them for a minute before stir-frying so the leaves won't be too tough.

Provided by Martha Rose Shulman

Categories     weekday, side dish

Time 15m

Yield 3 to 4 servings as a side dish

Number Of Ingredients 11

12 to 16 ounces bok choy or sturdy greens, like collards, or packaged Southern greens mix
1/4 cup chicken broth, vegetable broth or water
1 tablespoon Shao Hsing rice wine or dry sherry
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon peanut or canola oil
3 garlic cloves, smashed with the flat side of a chef's knife or minced
1 slice ginger, smashed with the flat side of a chef's knife or minced
Salt to taste
1/4 teaspoon sugar
1 to 2 teaspoons sesame seeds, to taste

Steps:

  • If using bok choy, trim off the bottoms and separate into stalks. Rinse if necessary and drain on paper towels. Cut crosswise into 2-inch pieces. If using collard greens, stem, discard stems and chop the leaves coarsely. Bring an inch of water to a boil in the bottom of a steamer, and place the bok choy or greens in the steamer basket. Steam 1 minute, remove from the heat and rinse with cold water. Squeeze out excess water and drain on a kitchen towel.
  • Combine the broth or water, rice wine or sherry, soy sauce and cornstarch in a small bowl and place within arm's reach of your pan. Have the remaining ingredients measured out and near the pan.
  • Heat a 14-inch flat-bottomed wok or a 12-inch skillet over high heat until a drop of water evaporates within a second or two when added to the pan. Swirl in the oil by adding it to the sides of the pan and swirling the pan, then add the garlic and ginger and stir-fry for 10 seconds, until fragrant. Add the bok choy or greens, sprinkle with salt and the sugar, and stir-fry for about 30 seconds. Stir the cornstarch mixture and swirl into the wok, then stir-fry 1 minute, or until the greens are just tender. Sprinkle on the sesame seeds. Remove from the heat and serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 98, UnsaturatedFat 4 grams, Carbohydrate 10 grams, Fat 5 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 332 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams

STIR-FRIED BOK CHOY WITH GINGER AND GARLIC



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For a quick-fix side, whip up Robin Miller's recipe for Stir-Fried Bok Choy with Ginger and Garlic from Food Network in just five minutes.

Provided by Robin Miller : Food Network

Categories     side-dish

Time 10m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
8 cups chopped fresh bok choy
2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
Salt and ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and ginger and cook 1 minute. Add bok choy and soy sauce cook 3 to 5 minutes, until greens are wilted and stalks are crisp-tender. Season, to taste, with salt and black pepper.

STIR-FRIED CHICKEN WITH BOK CHOY



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In restaurants, stir-frying is done in extra-large woks over very high heat. To approximate the effect at home, don't crowd the meat in the pan, and make sure the wok and oil are nice and hot before you add the chicken.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Ingredients     Meat & Poultry     Chicken     Chicken Breast Recipes

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 11

1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
2 teaspoons light-brown sugar
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 1 pound total)
4 teaspoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
2 teaspoons minced peeled fresh ginger
4 cups sliced bok choy (from 1 head)
1 small red chile or jalapeno, seeded and sliced
Cooked rice, for serving

Steps:

  • In a small bowl, combine soy sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, and 3 tablespoons water. Slice chicken into thin strips. In a medium bowl, toss chicken with cornstarch until coated. In a large wok or skillet, heat oil, garlic, and ginger over medium-high until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add chicken in a single layer, pressing against pan to sear. Cook, stirring, until lightly browned and just cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes. Add bok choy and chile and cook, stirring, until bok choy slightly wilts, about 1 minute. Add soy sauce mixture and cook until sauce thickens slightly, 2 minutes. Serve over rice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 226 g, Fat 10 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 24 g, SaturatedFat 2 g

STIR-FRIED CHICKEN AND BOK CHOY



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No need for a wok here. You can use a flat-bottomed skillet or sauté pan instead, the bigger the better. You want as much surface area as possible to get as hot as possible, so preheat the pan for at least five minutes before adding the oil. There should be a forbidding amount of smoke when the ingredients hit the pan (open the windows and turn on the fan before you start). That will give you the deepest sear. Stir-fries are infinitely variable, and you can change up this recipe by using beef or pork, and other green vegetables (asparagus, broccoli, mustard greens, cabbage, spinach or thinly sliced green beans) substitute nicely for the bok choy. Make a version of this dish once or twice and you'll have a reliable and delicious alternative to takeout.

Provided by Melissa Clark

Categories     dinner, easy, lunch, quick, main course

Time 30m

Yield Serves 2 to 3

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
1 1/2 tablespoons sesame oil
2 teaspoons light brown sugar
3/4 pound boneless chicken thighs, cut into 1/2-inch strips
2 tablespoons finely chopped gingerroot
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
3 tablespoons peanut or vegetable oil
1/2 pound bok choy (1 head), trimmed and thinly sliced
2 leeks (1/2 pound), halved lengthwise and thinly sliced
Pinch chile flakes
Salt, as needed
Cooked rice, for serving

Steps:

  • In a medium bowl, whisk together soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, and sugar. Pour half the mixture over the chicken, along with half the ginger and half the garlic. Let stand 20 minutes.
  • Heat a large, 12-inch skillet over high heat until extremely hot, about 5 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon peanut oil and the chicken. Cook, stirring constantly, until meat is cooked through, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
  • Add the remaining peanut oil to the skillet. Add the bok choy and cook 1 minute. Stir in the leeks and chili flakes; cook, tossing frequently until bok choy and leeks are tender, about 1 minute. Stir in the marinade and a pinch of salt. Move vegetable mixture to the border of the pan. Add remaining ginger and garlic to center of pan and cook, mashing lightly, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Return chicken to skillet and combine with ginger, garlic, and vegetables. Serve immediately, over rice.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 488, UnsaturatedFat 30 grams, Carbohydrate 11 grams, Fat 40 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 21 grams, SaturatedFat 7 grams, Sodium 731 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams, TransFat 0 grams

BOK CHOY STIR FRY



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This quick and easy recipe for bok choy stir fry goes nicely with any meat. I like to add 1/4 teaspoon chicken soup base (such as Penzey's®) to the hot bok choy. You can substitute 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger for the fresh ginger, if desired.

Provided by fred

Categories     Side Dish     Vegetables

Time 10m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced, or more to taste
1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger root
5 heads baby bok choy, ends trimmed and leaves separated
2 tablespoons water

Steps:

  • Heat olive oil in a large skillet over high heat. Cook and stir garlic and ginger in hot oil until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir bok choy into garlic mixture, add water, cover the skillet, and cook until bok choy wilts and is desired texture, about 2 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 95.2 calories, Carbohydrate 6.1 g, Fat 7.3 g, Fiber 2.6 g, Protein 3.9 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 163.5 mg, Sugar 3 g

STIR-FRIED BOK CHOY WITH GINGER AND GARLIC



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Looking for recipes to get more healthy vegetables into my menus, I did an internet search for bok-choy, and found this on Foodnetwork.com by Robin Miller.

Provided by Claudia Dawn

Categories     Vegetable

Time 10m

Yield 4 , 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 tablespoon olive oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon minced ginger
8 cups bok choy, chopped
2 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce
salt & fresh ground pepper

Steps:

  • Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
  • Add garlic and ginger and cook 1 minute.
  • Add bok choy and soy sauce cook 3 to 5 minutes, until greens are wilted and stalks are crisp-tender.
  • Season, to taste, with salt and black pepper.

STIR-FRIED BOK CHOY



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This is a quick method to stir-fry bok choy so it does not turn mushy and pallid. Remember to treat freshly purchased bok choy like any other leafy green - unwashed in a loosely sealed plastic bag for no more than 3 days.

Provided by Broke Guy

Categories     Greens

Time 20m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 tablespoons soy sauce or 2 tablespoons oyster sauce and 1 tsp rice vinegar
1 teaspoon sugar
2 tablespoons peanut oil or 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 1/2 lbs bok choy
1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated
2 garlic cloves, minced

Steps:

  • Combine the soy sauce and sugar or the oyster sauce and the rice vinegar. Set aside.
  • Trim bottom inch from head of bok choy. Wash leaves and pat dry. With knife, cut leafy green portion away from either side of triangular white stalk.
  • Cut each white stalk in half lengthwise then crosswise into 1/2 inch pieces. Stack leafy greens then slice them crosswise into thin strips. Keep sliced stalks and leaves separate.
  • Heat a 12 inch non-stick skillet over high heat, add the oil and swirl to coat. Add the bok choy stalks and cook, stirring frequently, until the edges start to turn translucent (4-5 minutes).
  • Add the ginger and garlic, stirring frequently, for 30 seconds. Add the bok choy greens and the sauce mixture. Stir-fry mixture for 1 minute and serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 94.7, Fat 7.1, SaturatedFat 1.2, Sodium 613.9, Carbohydrate 6, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 3.2, Protein 3.6

Tips:

  • Choose the right type of greens: For stir-frying, look for sturdy greens that can withstand high heat and quick cooking times, such as bok choy, kale, or Swiss chard.
  • Prep your greens properly: Wash and chop the greens into bite-sized pieces. If using bok choy, separate the leaves from the stalks and cut the stalks into thin strips.
  • Use a hot wok or skillet: A hot wok or skillet will help to sear the greens and prevent them from becoming soggy.
  • Add aromatics: Aromatics such as garlic, ginger, and shallots add depth of flavor to the dish. Sauté them in the hot oil until fragrant before adding the greens.
  • Stir-fry in small batches: If you overcrowd the wok or skillet, the greens will steam instead of stir-fry. Cook the greens in small batches, stirring constantly, until they are tender-crisp.
  • Season to taste: Once the greens are cooked, season them with soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, and other seasonings to taste.

Conclusion:

Stir-fried greens are a delicious and healthy side dish or main course. They are quick and easy to make, and they can be customized to your liking. With a variety of greens to choose from and a few simple tips, you can create a stir-fried greens dish that is both flavorful and nutritious.

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