Pak Choi is a member of the cabbage family; it is a leafy soft vegetable which is often used in stir fry dishes and goes by a variety of names, most commonly Pak Choi or Bok Choy. So, maybe you don’t often make a stir fry; well here are 5 recipes to try with Pak Choi which don’t revolve around a wok and stir frying. Give them a go and let us know!
Salmon with Pak Choi
- 4 Servings
- Preparation time: 15 minutes
- Cooking time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
- 4 salmon fillets
- 4 pak choi
- 80ml soy sauce
- 120ml of water
- A few drops of lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon of brown sugar
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- Salt, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
- Extra virgin olive oil, to taste
Instructions
- In a saucepan, melt sugar in water and soy sauce.
- Add minced garlic and a few drops of lemon juice. Cook for one minute.
- Place salmon fillets, refrigerate and marinate for 2 hours.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and blanch pak choi for a couple of minutes. Drain and set aside.
- Heat a non-stick pan over high heat and brown salmon fillets for two minutes per side.
- Add a few tablespoons of the marinade and cook for an additional two minutes.
- Transfer salmon fillet to serving plates and toss pak choi in the same skillet for two minutes, adding more marinade juice if necessary.
- Serve pak choi with salmon fillets.
Additional tips
- Sprinkle with toasted black sesame seeds.
- You can also prepare tuna fillets with pak choi, following the same procedure.
- Season with a few lemon or lime drops.
Ham and Pak Choi Quiche
- 4 Servings
- Preparation time: 10 minutes
- Cooking time: 40 minutes
Ingredients
1 package puff pastry
- 1 pak choi
- 200g ricotta cheese
- 50g grated Edam cheese
- 180g roasted ham, sliced
- 2 eggs
- 30 g walnuts, chopped
- 10 g breadcrumbs
- Extra virgin olive oil, to taste
- Salt, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and blanch pak choi for a couple of minutes. Drain well and cut into smaller pieces.
- Place pak choi in a mixing bowl. Add ricotta cheese, grated Edam cheese, roasted ham, beaten eggs and chopped walnuts.
- Mix well to combine.
- Grease a cake pan and roll out the puff pastry dough.
- Fill it with a mixture.
- Sprinkle with breadcrumbs and bake for 30 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy.
Additional tips
- You can replace ricotta with cottage or fresh goat cheese.
- Mix breadcrumbs with chopped hazelnuts and grated Parmigiano cheese for a crunchy crust.
- Cover with foil if it starts to brown too early.
Octopus with Pak Choi
- 4 Servings
- Preparation time: 20 minutes
- Cooking time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
- 400g cooked octopus tentacles, sliced lengthwise
- 2 pak choi
- Lemon juice, to taste
- Extra virgin olive oil, to taste
- Salt, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and blanch pak choi for a couple of minutes. Drain and set aside.
- In the meantime, slice the octopus tentacles lengthwise.
- In a small bowl, combine lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper. Mix with a fork to combine.
- Arrange pak choi on serving plate and top with octopus tentacles.
- Season with previously prepared dressing.
- Serve and enjoy.
Additional tips
- If you cannot buy only tentacles, cook 1,5 kg octopus in boiling water for 1 hour and 30 minutes, or until tender. To cook it faster, use cook two small octopus. If you use frozen octopus, the meat will be more tender.
- You can season octopus carpaccio and pak choi with balsamic vinegar glaze.
Pak Choi Soup with Almond Milk
- 2 Servings
- Preparation time: 10 minutes
- Cooking time: 18 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 pak choi, chopped
- 1 white onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 250ml almond milk
- 200ml vegetable broth
- ½ teaspoon turmeric
- ¼ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
- Salt, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
- Extra virgin olive oil, to taste
Instructions
- Heat extra virgin olive oil in a pan over medium heat.
- Add chopped onion and cook until lightly golden.
- Add minced garlic and cook for another minute.
- Stir in pak choi and cook for one minute.
- Season with turmeric, cumin, lemon zest, parsley, salt, and pepper. Stir well to combine.
- Pour in vegetable broth and almond milk.
- Cook for 12 minutes over medium-low heat.
- Serve and enjoy.
Additional tips
- You can replace almond milk with coconut milk.
- Chop pak choi leaves in strips and stalks in smaller pieces.
- Serve drizzled with extra virgin olive oil and toasted bread slices.
Flavourful Pak Choi
- 2 Servings
- Preparation time: 15 minutes
- Cooking time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 pak choi, chopped
- ½ red bell pepper, sliced
- ½ yellow bell pepper, sliced
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
- 1 tablespoon lemon-infused honey
- ½ teaspoon lime zest
- Soy sauce, to taste
- A handful of almond flakes
Instructions
- Heat extra virgin olive oil in a non-stick skillet and saute pak choi for a couple of minutes.
- Add bell peppers and blend them with soy sauce.
- Cook until the sauce evaporates.
- Add lemon-infused honey, almond flakes, and sesame seeds.
- Cook for an additional 2 minutes over low heat.
- Serve and enjoy.
Additional tips
- Chop pak choi leaves into strips and stems into smaller pieces.
- You can replace lime zest with lemon or grated ginger.
- Before serving, if you like crunchy texture, sprinkle the dish with toasted black sesame seeds and chopped nuts.
