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Bok Choy Braised with Garlic

Contributed By: tiffluu
America's Test Kitchen/ATK

Serves 4 as a side dish This dish is fairly saucy, making it an excellent accompaniment to seared pork chops, sautéed chicken breasts, or a firm fish like cod.

Ingredients

INGREDIENTS

2 tablespoons Peanut oil

1 Medium head bok choy (1 1/2 to 1 3/4 pounds), prepared according to illustrations below, (about 5 cups each sliced stalks and sliced greens)

4 Medium cloves garlic , minced or pressed through garlic press

3/4 cup Chicken stock or canned low-sodium chicken broth

Table salt and ground black pepper

1 teaspoon Rice vinegar

Preparation

1. Heat large nonstick skillet over high heat until hot, about 2 minutes. Add oil, swirl to coat pan bottom. Add bok choy stalks and cook, stirring frequently, until lightly browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add bok choy greens, chicken stock, and salt and pepper to taste. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook, stirring twice, until bok choy is very tender, 8 to 10 minutes.

2. Remove cover, increase heat to medium-high, and cook until excess liquid evaporates, 2 to 3 minutes. (Bok choy should be moist but not soupy.) Stir in rice vinegar and adjust seasonings with salt and pepper; serve immediately.

STEP BY STEP: Preparing Bok Choy

1. Trim the bottom inch from the head of bok choy. Wash the leaves and pat them dry. With a chef's knife, cut the leafy green portion away from either side of the triangular white stalk.

2. Cut each white stalk in half lengthwise and then crosswise into 1/4-inch slices. Stack the leafy greens and then slice them crosswise into 1/2-inch strips. Keep the sliced stalks and leaves separate.

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Recipe Details

Total Preparation Time: 15 to 30 minutes
Ingredients: Vegetables
Actual Cooking Time: 15 to 30 minutes
Number of Servings: 4
Origin: Asian
Meal Type: Entree