How to Cook Pak Choi in Different Ways
There are many ways to cook pak choi, each of which produces slightly different results: - Boiling: Perhaps the simplest way to cook pak choi is to place it into simmering water for two minutes. Then, strain the vegetable and serve it as an accompaniment to the rest of the dish on the side of the plate. - Stir-Frying: Many recipes make use of stir-fried pak choi, including the delicious pork and pak choi rice. When the pork is browned, chop your pak choi and fry for a few minutes in a wok or frying pan. - Steaming: If you don’t want to submerge your pak choi in water to cook it, then steam it instead. Make sure the water is boiling, and turn the pak choi halfway through so it steams on all sides. This method takes a couple of minutes. - Cooking in Coconut Milk: Similar to boiling in water, cooking in coconut milk only takes a minute or two to tenderise the pak choi. Don’t strain the pak choi, though. Check out prawn and coconut laksa with garlic charred pak choi for a side-dish that goes well with a Southeast Asian coconut curry. - Raw: Because it is a leafy vegetable, pak choi also makes for a very useful addition to salads. If so, you don’t need to cook it at all. Just cut it into bite-sized chunks for any leafy salad. Alternatively, chop it finely and sprinkle it raw over a soup or noodle dish for added crunch and texture.
