Top Bok Choy Recipes

The most popular Chinese vegetable, Bok choy has a light sweet flavor and is extremely versatile – it can be stir-fried, steamed or added to soup. Better still, it’s loaded with nutrients. Here are my most popular bok choy recipes.

1. Garlic Bok Choy

The trick is have all the ingredients on hand, and to stir-fry quickly so that the garlic doesn't burn.More »

2. Stir-fry Baby Bok Choy

Baby bok choy is popular because it has a more delicate flavor than adult varieties. In this recipe it is paired with fresh ginger and seasonings.More »

3. Shrimp With Chinese Greens

Bok choy is paired with shrimp and fresh mushrooms in this simple stir-fry.More »

4. Lion’s Head Meatballs

The classic Shanghai dish made with oversized pork meatballs representing a lion’s head, and bok choy leaves to represent its mane.More »

5. Bok Choy Chicken Soup

Nutritious bok choy leaves can also be added to soup. Feel free to increase the nutritional value by using homemade chicken broth, or adding cooked chicken or raw, peeled shrimp.More »

6. Chinese “Seaweed”

Did you know bok choy can be deep-fried? In this unusual Chinese appetizer, bok choy leaves are deep-fried very briefly until they turn crispy, then topped with toasted almonds and sugar.More »