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Blanched Choy Sum with Garlic Sauce

April 9, 2018 by Holly Ford 5 Comments

The best way my family likes to eat fresh choy sum is together with homemade garlic sauce. Once your greens are blanched to tender, the garlic sauce takes less than 2-3 minutes to prepare. Simple, quick and delicious.

Blanched choy sum is served with garlic sauce.

Blanched choy sum with garlic sauce always reminds me of Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia where I used to live many years ago. There I used to eat it at Chinese restaurants all the time. I am so glad that I found this beautiful vegetable at the Asian grocery store in my neighborhood here in the U.S.A.

What is Choy Sum?

It is a leafy green vegetables commonly seen in Chinese cuisine and one of the most popular vegetable side dishes. It is often known as a Chinese flowering cabbage. When choy Sum is fully grown, it will start to bloom yellow flowers in the center.

Choy sum is one of the healthy Asian greens packed with nutrition. It is a good source of folate, vitamin B6, and it provides fiber, calcium and iron.

Choy sum is a leafy green vegetables commonly seen in Chinese cuisine.

How to cook fresh choy sum?

Simply, blanching is perhaps the best way to prepare the fresh choy sum to a dish. By using this method, it gets rid of the bitter taste that many deep green vegetables often have.

My family like to eat it with garlic sauce. Once you blanch the vegetable to tender, the sauce only takes less than 2-3 minutes. Simple yet delicious, you can enjoy this nutrition packed green vegetable in the best way you can taste.

Blanching deep green vegetables is a great method to get rid of bitter taste.

You will need to blanch the greens in the boiling water for about 2 minutes. Add a couple pinches of salt to retain its green color. Blanch the stem side first, then immerse the leafy part of green into the water. That way you will have evenly blanched choy sum to enjoy.

If choy sum is too long, cut in half lengthwise for easier serving.

 I like to cut them in half when they are too long. This makes it easier to serve.

Meanwhile, make the garlic sauce. Saute minced garlic in oil until fragrant.

Add soy sauce, a little bit of water, and sesame oil.

Hot garlic sauce pairs well with green vegetables.

Then, quickly pour over the greens. That’s it. How simple is that?

Serve choy sum with garlic sauce

The garlicky fragrant sauce is irresistible and I can’t help keep adding the greens into my mouth. Now that is very good thing.

Chosy sum is a perfect vegetable side dish to serve with any Asian dish.

Choy sum can go with any Asian dish. To go with, I made Char Siu, the Chinese BBQ pork. I can assure that this ultimate Chinese (Cantonese) dinner was deeply appreciated by my family. Delicious~!!!

~ Holly

Choy Sum with Garlic Sauce

Choy Sum with Garlic Sauce

Holly Ford
The best way my family likes to eat fresh choy sum is with homemade garlic sauce. Once your greens are blanched to tender, the garlic sauce takes less than 2-3 minutes to prepare. Simple, quick and delicious
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 3 mins
Total Time 13 mins
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 1 bunch choy sum
  • 2 tablespoons peanut or grape seed oil
  • 2-3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1-1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoon water
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil

Instructions
 

  • Bring a pot of water to boil and add some salt.
  • Add the stem part of choy sum first into the boiling water, wait for 30 seconds, then add the rest of leafy parts into the water. Blanch the greens for about 2 minutes or until crisp soft.
  • Drain choy sum to the strainer. Arrange it on the cutting board and cut them in half lengthwise. Transfer the greens in a serving dish.
  • Heat oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Saute garlic until fragrant. Add soy sauce, water and sesame oil; stir well.
  • Remove the skillet from the heat and pour the sauce over choy sum. Serve warm.
Keyword chinese side dish, choy sum, choy sum recipe, how to cook choy sum, vegetable side dish

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Comments

  1. kitchenriffs says

    April 9, 2018 at 9:45 pm

    I don’t think I’ve ever had Coy Sum. I live close to a good Asian market, so I should look for it. Love garlic sauce, so this dish is for me!

    Reply
  2. Angie Schneider says

    April 10, 2018 at 1:10 am

    What a yummy meal! Choy sum with garlic sauce is definitely a favourite.

    Reply
  3. Snegolenka says

    May 7, 2018 at 12:21 pm

    The perfect dish for me! I’m now on a diet, but I so want to treat myself to goodies … With your recipes, I can taste delicious and do not get fat ๐Ÿ™‚
    I have only one question: can the garlic sauce be replaced with some other sauce? I’m not a fan of the smell of garlic ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  4. Eve says

    May 9, 2018 at 3:40 pm

    Hello so sorry i think someone translated or plagiarized youee recipe cause I didn’t see any credit to you and it doesn’t even say its a Korean recipe. http://sotaynauan.com/nom-oc-la-mieng/

    Reply

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