--- 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." url: "https://briansunter.com/recipes/bok-choy-garlic-sauce" --- # 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. via [youtu.be](https://youtu.be/-iCb_vOzqF8) 10 minutes cook 5 minutes prep 15 minutes total 3 servings chinese bok-choy vegetable side-dish garlic vegetarian quick Scale Units ## Nutrition Estimates per serving (recipe yields 3). - Calories - 163 - total 489 - Protein - 6g - total 18g - Carbs - 15g - total 45g - Fat - 10g - total 30g - Fiber - 3g - total 9g The garlic sauce works on everything, try it on broccoli, gai lan, or snap peas. ## Ingredients - 2 lb bok choy - 1 tablespoon neutral oil - 1½ teaspoons salt - 7 cloves minced 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 minced 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. Note This sauce works on everything, try it with broccoli, gai lan, snap peas, or asparagus. View Cooklang Source recipe.cook ``` --- 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-note: The garlic sauce works on everything, try it on broccoli, gai lan, or snap peas. 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." rating: 4.5 --- 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 @minced 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. ```