You have sown or planted Pak Choi in your vegetable garden and are now wondering how to cook it to highlight all its flavors? We are giving you our recipe for stir-fried Pak Choi with garlic and ginger: simple yet effective, it is ready in just 20 minutes.
Ingredients for 4 people
- 4 to 5 pak choï from your garden or balcony
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 1 piece of fresh ginger, 2 cm
- 2 tablespoons of soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon of sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons of cooking oil (sunflower or canola)
- 1 tablespoon of sesame seeds (optional)
- 1 tablespoon of water
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Other vegetables of your choice (optional): carrots, peas, peppers, eggplants, asian leafy vegetables, sprouts or microgreens...
- Fresh herbs (optional): mint, chives, lemon balm ...
Préparation
Preparation of the ingredients:
- Wash the pak choi, separate the leaves and the stems.
- Cut the stems into pieces of 2-3 cm and the leaves in half if they are large.
- Slice the garlic and grate the ginger.
Cooking:
- Heat the cooking oil in a wok or a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Sauté the garlic and ginger for 1 minute.
- Add the pak choi stems and sauté for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the pak choi leaves and sauté for 1-2 minutes.
- Add the soy sauce and water, mix, and cook for another 1-2 minutes.
- Add the sesame oil and mix.
Serving
- Transfer to a serving dish.
- Sprinkle with sesame seeds if desired.
- Season with salt and pepper (to taste), and sprinkle with mint leaves, lemon balm, or chopped chives.
The Zollinger Bio advice
For a touch of freshness, you can sprinkle your dish with sprouted seeds or young shoots (microgreens). Wait a few minutes after cooking to preserve the vitamins and minerals they contain!
Vegetable sprouts are rich in vitamins and grow easily indoors, even without a garden
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Frequently Asked Questions
Pak choi is sown from mid-July to early August, then it should be planted in rows spaced 30 cm apart. It is harvested from September to October. In favorable regions or under tunnels, pak choi is not afraid of winter.
Pak choi is suitable for many other recipes, such as curries, miso soups, omelets, salads...
Pak choi can easily be replaced by other Asian leafy vegetables, such as pai tsai, tatsoi, or michihili.
Sautéed Pak Choï with garlic and ginger