Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Sauteed Bok Choy w/ Peanuts



My first day of my "stay"-cation resulted in mass amounts of cooking.  I ended up making some herbed butter, some chutney/marmalade, and some muffins.  Or well, let me rephrase that.  I attempted to make muffins.  I don't know if I'd just pushed my limits and simply forgot, or what.  But I made one of the biggest mistakes in baking - I forgot the sugar.

So my intended awesome blueberry muffins became blueberry biscuits instead.  And let me tell you, it just wasn't the same.  I tried to salvage the situation by making a quick icing glaze, but I was still just not satisfied with myself.  I mean, seriously... how could I forget the sugar?!

And Andy decided to pile a bunch of vanilla ice cream on top of them to help them out.  I give him an A for effort, hehe.

You ever have those days?  Where you just forget to add something in? 

How all of that has to do with this bok choy, I don't really know.  But I just had to vent about one of my idiot moments!

Now on to something that I didn't forget any of the ingredients in...

Ingredients:



1 tablespoon olive oil
1 green onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 cup bok choy, chopped
dash of sesame oil
salt and pepper, to taste
1/4 cup peanuts

In a medium skillet under medium high heat, add olive oil.  Add green onion, garlic, and ginger.  Stir until fragrant, about a minute or so.

Add bok choy and drizzle a little bit of sesame oil over top.  Season with salt and pepper.  Cover and let steam/cook for about 2-3 minutes, or until bok choy is tender and bright green.

Stir in peanuts and serve.


This was a quick and easy side dish that I serve quite often.  I mean, it's ready in less than 10 minutes - why wouldn't I serve it often!  The peanuts give a nice textural contrast to the bok choy, as well!

Now I'm off for a quick 1 mile run.  I'm feeling good!  Have a great Tuesday guys!

25 comments:

  1. This looks awesome! I love bok choy...and the quick prep is totally a bonus for me. Thanks for sharing it--looks like a crowd pleaser :)

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  2. I love bok choy! I don't buy it very often though. Not sure why? Looks yummy (as always) :)

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  3. I like the twist in your recipe with the peanuts, this is what cooking is all about, creating your own recipes and being unique.

    I can imagine the crunch the peanuts does why enjoying the veg.

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  4. This looks delicious! I'm totally trying this next time we get bok choy in my CSA! (And I've found that parfaits can be a quick fix to botched baking.) :-)

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  5. Love quick and easy stir-fries like this! Yummy!

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  6. Love bok choy, but usually jsut toss it in my stir fry; great new way of serving this Peggy.
    Rita

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  7. Wow.. Thank youuuuu soo much.. I ws on the hunt of different leafy recipes. Here is one from you :D I buy bok choy from the Hongkong market here.. Looks healthy and yum :)

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  8. Yum yum!! I always want to use bok choy but never know what to do with it. Thank you for answering my problems!

    -Emily

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  9. Hahaha it sounds like you are enjoying your stay-cation regardless! Maybe you can make some gravy and make it a savory biscuit instead! Love your bok choy and peanuts, looks tasty.

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  10. I rarely see baby bok choy in the grocers but they had it last visit and I bought some, this recipe is a perfect fit. Thanks for sharing, I love light side dishes like this.

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  11. I've been eating so much, some of this sounds light and refreshing...and necessary!

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  12. I never know what to do with bok choy, but I do now with this recipe. Thanks!

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  13. I need to put bok choy into our veggie rotation more often...and this looks like the perfect dish to get me started :)

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  14. Sauteed bok choy with peanuts looks delicious, sure peanuts gives nutty crunch.

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  15. What an easy way to prepare bok choy. Simple and delicious!

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  16. Nice sauteed bok choy..even I forget many times to add salt in my gravies...but that can always be rectified :)

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  17. I like adding nuts to veg too to give it some crunch :) This dish must be tasty!

    Oh, I've just posted an article on Amazing Kitchen Tips (Part I). Thought I share it with u :)

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  18. This looks delicious. I love when nuts are added for crunch. Simple. Yummy! I fumble my way through the kitchen most days. I understand. Happy Wins-day! Haha!

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  19. We had a so so stir fry with our bok choy last week. I'm definitely trying peanuts next time. Thanks!

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  20. Is it sad that I cook bok choy all the time and never thought to put nuts in?

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  21. Hi Penny, at least you can put ice-cream to make it works. I have mistaken salt for sugar once and that is such a disaster! I've bok choy everyweek, never thought of putting nuts with it. Good idea.

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  22. This is simple and delicious! Love it! I'm not a baker so I am always impressed when I see what great things that can be baked up! :D

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  23. We're addicted to baby bok choy. Soooooo good!

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  24. If it's okay with you, I'd like to share this with my CSA on the website. :-) It looks delicious!

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  25. Oh of course it's okay Mindy!

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