The Best Chinese Bok Choy Recipe (Ready in 5 Minutes)

Today, I want to share the best Chinese bok choy recipe because it is healthy, delicious, and super easy to make. It is a simple and yummy side dish that can pair with any meal. The bok choy is crispy and flavorful. The mushroom is tender and succulent. With this recipe, you can go throw bags and bags of bok choy easily.

Ingredients
400g / 14 oz of baby bok choy
113g / 4 oz of shiitake mushroom
4 scallions, roughly diced
4 cloves of garlic, sliced thinly
2.5 Tbsps of oil
2 Tbsps of water

Instructions

Whenever you buy a big bag of bok choy, and you are not planning to eat them all in one day, you can tear the outer leaves from each bok choy and cook them first. The center core can stay good in the fridge for up 1 month. Of course, the timing depends on the condition when you first got the bok choy.

Tear the leaves off the bok choy. Wash and drain thoroughly. Cut the stems into bite-size pieces. Separate the leaves and the stems because they take different amounts of time to cook through.

Cut the mushrooms into 1/4-inch think pieces. I am using shiitake, but oyster mushroom and chanterelle are also good choices.

Add a generous amount of cooking oil to a wok, along with the scallions and garlic slices. Stir over low heat until the aromatics are lightly golden, which will take about 3 minutes.

Add 1.5 Tbsps of oyster sauce, 2 tsps of soy sauce, and 1 tsp of dark soy sauce and stir well. This is a classic scallion sauce that can go with almost any vegetable. It gives the food a savory taste and a desired brown color.

Toss in the bok choy stems and mushroom slices. Drizzle a splash of water from the side of wok. The scallion and garlic are already camelized, so the water here will prevent them from burning. Keep stirring over medium-low heat for 2-3 minutes or until they are soft.

Add the bok choy leaves and continue to stir until the leaves are wilted. Serve as a side dish.

[KevinArdala]

Yes. More Bok Choy recipes please, it's one of the easiest vegetables to get regularly. 👍

[chihuahuasrule]

Thanks for the prolongation of bok choy in the fridge tip. And yes please, more bok choy recipes!

[mon]

Amazing recipe - and I love that there isn't excess sauce! 😊

[marycain]

Yes, more recipes please. I’m growing these in my garden this summer.

[greggross]

My late mother loved bok choy (she pronounced it "bok chow"). Toward the end of her life, it was one of the things we talked about cooking together, but never got around to doing. On her birthday in November, I'm going to make this recipe in her honor.

[ryanhanback]

More easy veg recipes plz! This one is awesome

[hs]

Just cooked this. This is the first ever time my Chinese food tastes like Chinese food. So yummy, that I can't believe I cooked this myself. Quick easy, healthy and tasty - thank you so much

[jaggrassmann]

Mandy, I love your recipes! Yes, more bok choy recipes, please. Do you know a Tai chien chicken recipe?

[phyllisschaffer]

I made this last evening for dinner and it is delicious! I was going to have it as a side dish, but had some leftover rice in the fridge, so when I completed your recipe I turned off the stove and just added the rice to quickly heat it thru and enjoyed it with baked chicken thighs. My husband also loved it and that's saying something... he said, "I don't know what bok chow is but it's good." I can hardly wait to make it again. Loved that it wasn't "saucy" and your cooking tips and methods were very helpful. Thank you for sharing this recipe with us and I look forward to viewing your other videos!

[brendanhoffmann]

I love buk choy. I've been eating it for a few months now. It's a good source of folate and other vitamins for good health.

[yve_w]

the tip about storing bok choy is life changing ❤ I love by myself so I always worry about veggies going bad. I tried your suggestion and it worked wonders

[Bacchusmbt]

I tried this tonight for dinner and I followed the exact instructions because I had never cooked bok choy before. It was perfect! My family and I ate it all up 👍 this recipe will be on frequent rotation, thank you!

[flawedandbeautiful]

This is perfect. I happen to have the second half of a bag of bok choy and a large container of mushrooms in my fridge right now. Thanks.

[tylociraptor]

My father is in LOVE with bok choy, and mushrooms are his favoriite. This will be a great recie to get more veg in to him!

[odietamo]

Mandy, I like both your recipes and the way you present them. You are a good teacher!

[vincentperratore]

Mandy! You are truly the utmost most!

I can't get enough of your superlative recipes!

[debbieanne]

I actually cook bok choy and mushrooms several times a week, tastes awesome I haven’t tried any sauces though apart from lemon juice and garlic. Very easy to prepare, from Melbourne Australia

[GAMIG-drfn]

I came across your video and saw the video….i did not feel like cooking but I saw that it took 5 minutes to make. I cooked this today and it is was sooo delicious. Thank you for this easy recipe!

[strictlyquality]

I absolutely love Bok Choy and I would love to see more Bok Choy recipes which I need to eat because I have stage 4 kidney failure and Bok Choy is supposed to help with this illness.

[shadodragonette]

I love this channel! It doesn't matter I will never cook most of these recipes because the ingredients are hard to find where I live, and when I do find some of them, they are WAAAY too expensive for my budget (rural area, they are "exotic" foods)... I HAVE learned SO much from this channel that has improved my cooking to the point that even my friend is impressed. Thank you SO much! About corn starch helping to make food crispy when fried, for example. I don't fry food a lot, but the last time I fried chicken, I got compliments like never before. Thank you again for all the education.