STIR FRIED PAK CHOY
This Stir Fried Pak Choy served with a delicious garlic sauce is good to enjoy on its own. Healthy and crunchy, you can also enjoy it as a side with some stir fried rice/noodles.
Ingredients
FOR THE STIR FRY
- 200-250 g pak choy
- 100 g snow peas
- 2 tbsp oil
- 4 cloves garlic peeled and finely chopped
- 100 g tofu
- salt
FOR THE GARLIC SAUCE
- 4 tbsp hot oil
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1-2 tbsp chilli sauce
- 1 tbsp roasted sesame seeds
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- 3 tbsp white part spring onion finely chopped
- 6 cloves garlic
- ¼ tsp red chilli flakes
Instructions
PREPARATION OF THE VEGETABLES
- Soak the pak choy in cold water for 15-20 minutes to remove any soil that might be in between the leaves.
- Take it out of the water. Wash thoroughly under running water.
- Trim the woody hard part of the stem. Cut the pak choy into halves lengthwise.
- I did that as the pak choy are small and tender. You can opt to chop a normal pak choy into larger chunks.
- Place them on a kitchen towel to dry.
- Trim the ends of the snow peas. Cut them into half and wash them.
- Cut the tofu into bite size cubes.
- Peel and chop 4 cloves of garlic.
- Also peel and chop finely the 6 cloves of garlic for the sauce.
- Chop the white part of spring onion finely, for the sauce.
- Chop the remaining green part to add to the stir fry.
PREPARATION OF THE GARLIC SAUCE
- Take a small mixing bowl.
- Add chopped garlic, white spring onion, red chilli flakes, brown sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, chilli sauce and sesame seeds.
- Mix it well.
- Heat 4 tbsp of oil till it becomes hot.
- Add to the sauce ingredients and mix well.
- Keep the sauce on the side till required.
PREPARATION OF THE STIR FRY
- Heat oil in a wide pan over medium heat.
- Add garlic and stir fry it till it begins to soften a bit.
- Immediately add the chopped pak choy, cut side on the pan surface.
- Sprinkle the salt over it.
- Allow the pak choy to cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add in the tofu and snow peas on the side.
- Allow it to cook for further for 2-3 minutes.
- Turn the pak choy, tofu and snow peas over.
- Cook for a further 2-3 minutes.
- The tofu will soak up that flavourful liquid that oozes out of the pak choy.
- Stir fried pak choy is ready to be served.
TO SERVE
- Divide the stir fried mixture between two plates.
- Drizzle the garlic sauce over it and enjoy.
- Enjoy it on its own or with some stir fried rice or noodles.
Notes
- Add chopped cashew nuts if you like.
- Add other vegetables of your choice to the stir fry. I sometimes add bell pepper chunks, whole mushrooms, bean sprouts, etc
- I prefer to use baby pak choy as it is tender and cooks faster. If you use the bigger version then you may need to cook it on its own for 2-3 minutes before adding other vegetables.
- Serve it with any sauce of your choice.
- Best to stir fry just before eating. That way vegetables remain crunchy and are not over cooked.