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Bok Choy with Garlic Sauce

Restaurant-style blanched bok choy drizzled with a savory-sweet garlic sauce made from five simple ingredients. Ready in 10 minutes.

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10 minutes cook 5 minutes prep 15 minutes total 3 servings
chinese bok-choy vegetable side-dish garlic vegetarian quick
Scale
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Nutrition

Authored values; per-serving basis not stated.

Calories
489
Protein
18g
Carbs
45g
Fat
30g
Fiber
9g

The garlic sauce works on everything, try it on broccoli, gai lan, or snap peas. Sugar and sodium estimated from ingredients 2026-11-03.

Ingredients

  • 2 lb bok choy
  • 1 tablespoon neutral oil
  • 1½ teaspoons salt
  • 7 cloves garlic
  • 3 tablespoons vegetarian oyster sauce
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil

Equipment

  • pot
  • small pan

About

Ever wonder why Chinese restaurant vegetables always taste so good? The secret is blanching in salted oil water and a killer garlic sauce. This five-ingredient sauce will taste good on everything. Only 10 minutes to make at home. Based on a recipe from Tiffy Cooks.

Instructions

1

Cut 2 lb bok choy in half lengthwise. If the stalks are large, cut in half again. Rinse well to remove any grit between the stalks.

Blanch

2

Bring a pot of water to a simmer. Add 1 tablespoon neutral oil and 1½ teaspoons salt to the water.

3

Add the bok choy and blanch for 3-4 minutes , you want it soft yet still crunchy. Remove and drain well, then arrange on a serving plate.

Make the Garlic Sauce

4

In a small pan , combine 7 cloves garlic , 3 tablespoons vegetarian oyster sauce , 2 tablespoons soy sauce , 1 tablespoon sugar , and 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil . Let it simmer for 1-2 minutes until the sugar has melted and the sauce is fragrant.

Serve

5

Drizzle the garlic sauce over the blanched bok choy. Serve immediately.

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title: Bok Choy with Garlic Sauce
description: "Restaurant-style blanched bok choy drizzled with a savory-sweet garlic sauce made from five simple ingredients. Ready in 10 minutes."
servings: 3
total time: 15 minutes
prep time: 5 minutes
cook time: 10 minutes
tags: [chinese, bok-choy, vegetable, side-dish, garlic, vegetarian, quick]
cuisine: Chinese
difficulty: easy
nutrition-calories: 489
nutrition-protein: 18g
nutrition-carbs: 45g
nutrition-fat: 30g
nutrition-fiber: 9g
nutrition-sugar: 21g
nutrition-sodium: 3200mg
nutrition-note: The garlic sauce works on everything, try it on broccoli, gai lan, or snap peas. Sugar and sodium estimated from ingredients 2026-11-03.
source: https://youtu.be/-iCb_vOzqF8
long_description: "Ever wonder why Chinese restaurant vegetables always taste so good? The secret is blanching in salted oil water and a killer garlic sauce. This five-ingredient sauce will taste good on everything. Only 10 minutes to make at home. Based on a recipe from Tiffy Cooks."
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Cut @bok choy{2%lb} in half lengthwise. If the stalks are large, cut in half again. Rinse well to remove any grit between the stalks.

== Blanch ==

Bring a #pot{} of water to a simmer. Add @neutral oil{1%tablespoon} and @salt{1½%teaspoons} to the water.

Add the bok choy and blanch for ~blanch{3-4%minutes}, you want it soft yet still crunchy. Remove and drain well, then arrange on a serving plate.

== Make the Garlic Sauce ==

In a #small pan{}, combine @garlic{7%cloves}, @vegetarian oyster sauce{3%tablespoons}, @soy sauce{2%tablespoons}, @sugar{1%tablespoon}, and @toasted sesame oil{1%tablespoon}. Let it simmer for ~{1-2%minutes} until the sugar has melted and the sauce is fragrant.

== Serve ==

Drizzle the garlic sauce over the blanched bok choy. Serve immediately.

> This sauce works on everything, try it with broccoli, gai lan, snap peas, or asparagus.