Chicken & Bok Choy In Oyster Sauce

I had this recipe bookmarked for long time and finally today got a chance to make this as all the ingredients are handy and available. Any South Asian Stir fry are always quick and health. You cannot miss on the fragrance of the garlic and ginger when fried in butter to get that extra flavor over the vegetable or any meat for that matter. Bok choy and chicken are going to be a terrific combination with oyster sauce. Traditionally, oyster sauce is made by slowly simmering oysters in water until the juices caramelize into a thick, brown, intensely flavorful sauce. This thick, brown sauce with a sweet, salty, and earthy flavor is adding body, flavor and color to the dish.

Serve         2
Preparation time:                         45 minutes (Including Marinating)

Ingredients


 Chicken breast:              200 Gram
 Bok choy:                  2 Small
 Garlic:                       1 Clove (chopped)
 Ginger:                      1/2 Teaspoon (finely shredded)

 Oyster sauce:             1 Tablespoon
 Sesame oil:               1/2 Teaspoon

 For Marinade
 Salt:                                1 Pinch
 Light soy sauce:        1 Teaspoon
 Cornstarch:               1 Tablespoon
 Oil:                           1/2 Teaspoon
 

Method

1) Rinse the chicken and wipe it dry. Cut into thin slices.
2) Put the chicken in a large bowl and add soy sauce,salt and cornstarch. Mix well.
3) Add the oil. Mix thoroughly and put in the fridge for 30 minutes.
4) Heat the pan and add 2 tablespoons of oil. Add garlic, once it is fragrant, add the bok choy. Fry till the cabbage is cooked. Keep warm.
5) In the pan, put 2 more tablespoons of oil. Add ginger, once it is fragrant, add the marinated chicken. Stir fry until meat is done.
6) Add cooked bok choy, oyster sauce and mix well.
7) Bring to a boil once, turn the heat off and add Sesame oil. Serve hot with white or brown rice of your choice.

BON APPETIT...

Phad Phak (Thai Stir fried vegetable)

Stir frying is a pair of Chinese cooking techniques for preparing food in a wok. The term stir-fry was introduced into the English language by Buwei Yang Chao, in her book "How to Cook and Eat in Chinese', to describe the chǎo technique. The two techniques differ in their speed of execution, the amount of heat used, and the amount of tossing done to cook the food in the wok. Making a stir fry is one of the easiest, cheapest, and quickest ways of creating a great healthy and satisfying meal. By choosing a wide range of veggies, you can not only get a great mix of important micronutrients that fill the nutritional gaps in diets,  but they also make the dish look vibrant and colourful.

Adapted from Hip Asia by Taj- Connemara

Serve:   4
Preparation Time:  20 minutes

Ingredients:
Broccoli:                100 grams
Zucchini:                100 grams
Baby corn:             100 grams
Asparagus:             75 grams
Haricot bean:          125 grams
Button mushroom:   75 grams
Chinese cabbage:    75 grams
Bok Choy:              75 grams
Oyster Sauce:         75 grams
Pimentos:                60 grams
White pepper:         1 teaspoon
Vegetable stock:     1 cup
Garlic:                     50 grams (chopped)
Oil for stir frying

Method:

1) Heat oil in a wok. Saute garlic till light brown.
2) Chop vegetables in dices and add to the wok. Toss well
3) Add oyster sauce, white pepper and pimentos
4) Add vegetable stock and stir-fry the vegetable till cooked.
5) Serve hot with a bowl of brown rice.

BON APPETIT..

Steamed Bok Choy in Lemon Butter Garlic Sauce

Sign up for a Chinese Cooking classes and at some point you're likely to find yourself happily shredding leaves and chopping up the stalks of a bok choy plant. It is cultivated in China since ancient times, bok choy is found in soups and stir-fries, appetizers and main dishes. Bok choy is one of the popular leafy-vegetables very low in calories; it is very rich source of many vital vitamins, minerals and health-benefiting anti-oxidants. 100 g of bok choy provides just 13 calories. It is one of the recommended vegetable in the zero calorie or negative calorie category of foods which when eaten would add no extra weight to the body but in-turn facilitate calorie burns and reduction of weight. Let's get cooking  :)

Adapted from Kia Asia
Serves:      2
Preparation time 25 minutes

Ingredients:

Bok Choy:                       200 grams
Butter:                              1 tablespoon
Garlic:                              1 tablespoon (finely chopped)
Corn flour:                        25 grams
Salt to taste
White Pepper:                  1 teaspoon
Lemon Juice:                    2 tablespoon
Flakes of garlic fried golden for garnish

Method:

1) Blanch the Bok Choy.
2) Heat some butter, saute garlic . Dilute the corn flour in water and add.
3) Keep stirring to make a sauce of thick consistency. Add more water if required.
4) Season it with salt and pepper.
5) Add fresh lemon juice and mix well.
6) Arrange the bok choy on a serving plate. Spoon the sauce over it.
7) Garnish it with golden fried garlic  flakes and serve hot.

BON APPETIT...