Potstickers With Baby Bok Choy Recipe 475

POT STICKERS

Steps:

• 1. To make the filling, first water blanch the bok choy. In a pot, bring the water to a boil over high heat. Add the 1 tablespoon salt and the baking soda (if using). When the water returns to a boil, add the bok choy stalks and allow the water to return to a boil. Add the bok choy leaves and blanch for 1 minute, or until the leaves turn bright green. Immediately turn off the heat. Run cold water into the pot, then drain off the water. Repeat.
• 2. In a large bowl, place the bok choy, the 1 teaspoon salt, and all of the remaining filling ingredients. Using a wooden spoon or 2 pairs of wooden chopsticks, mix the ingredients together, stirring them in one direction. Stirring in this way ensures the mixture will become a cohesive filling. Cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours or up to overnight. The longer it rests, the easier it will be to work with.
• 3. To make the dough: In a large bowl, place the flour and make a well in the center. Gradually add the water to the well, and use your fingers to combine it with the flour until it is absorbed and a firm dough forms. If the dough is too dry, add a little more water. Knead the dough in the bowl for about 15 minutes, or until smooth and elastic. Cover the dough with a damp cloth and allow to rest for 1 1/2 hours.
• 4. Dust a work surface with flour. Divide the dough into 3 equal pieces. Work with 1 piece at a time, and keep the others covered with the damp cloth. Using your palms, roll into a log 12 inches long. Cut crosswise into 12 equal pieces. Using a small rolling pin, roll out each piece into a 3-inch round. Keep the work surface well dusted with flour as you work.
• 5. Place 1 round on the palm of one hand, place 1 tablespoon of the filling on the center, and fold the round into a half-moon. Using the thumb and forefinger of the other hand pleat the seam closed, making from 5 to 7 pleats. Repeat to form more dumplings until all of the rounds are used. Cover the dumplings with plastic wrap to prevent them from drying out, then repeat with the remaining two pieces of dough in two batches to make a total of 36 dumplings.
• 6. In a cast-iron frying pan, heat 3 tablespoons of the peanut oil over high heat. When a wisp of white smoke appears, turn off the heat and place 18 of the dumplings in the pan. Turn on the heat to medium and allow the dumplings to cook for 3 minutes. Pour 1/2 cup of the water into the pan and allow the dumplings to cook for 7 to 10 minutes, or until the water evaporates. Reduce the heat to low and allow the dumplings to cook for about 2 minutes, or until they are golden brown on the bottom and the skins are translucent on top. To ensure the dumplings cook evenly, move the pan back and forth on the burner to distribute the heat evenly and prevent sticking.
• 7. Remove to a heated dish and serve. Because these dumplings are best eaten hot, serve in batches.

MICROWAVE BABY BOK CHOY WITH MISO SAUCE

Steps:

• Put 3 tablespoons of water in a large heatsafe glass bowl. Add the bok choy, ginger and garlic. Gently stir to combine. Cover with a vented lid or plastic wrap with 6 small holes poked in it. Microwave on high for 3 minutes. Carefully uncover and stir the bok choy. Cover again and cook on high until the bok choy is crisp-tender, about 3 more minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk together the miso paste, sesame oil, rice vinegar, 3 tablespoons water and a pinch of black pepper in a small bowl. Reserve.
• Use a pair of tongs to transfer the bok choy to a serving platter, discarding any extra liquid and the garlic cloves left behind in the bowl. Drizzle with the miso sauce and garnish with the toasted sesame seeds.

TURMERIC PORK CHOPS WITH BABY BOK CHOY

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Stir the oyster sauce, fish sauce and vinegar in a small bowl; set aside.
• Add the bok choy to the boiling water and cook until bright green and tender, about 1 minute. Drain well.
• Rub the pork with the turmeric; season with salt and pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until very hot. Add the pork and cook until browned on the bottom, about 4 minutes. Flip, add the scallions to the skillet and cook until the pork is browned on the other side and the scallions are golden, about 4 more minutes. Transfer the pork and scallions to plates.
• Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in the skillet over high heat. Add the garlic and chile and cook until golden, about 30 seconds. Add the bok choy and oyster sauce mixture; cook, tossing, until slightly thickened, about 30 seconds. (If the sauce is too thin, remove the bok choy to the plates and continue cooking the sauce to thicken.) Serve with the pork chops.

BABY BOK CHOY WITH GARLIC

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat, and cook and stir the garlic until very lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Pour in the chicken broth, add the baby bok choy, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer, and cook until the bok choy are tender, about 6 minutes. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.

SAUTEED BABY BOK CHOY

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium-high. Add garlic and ginger; cook until fragrant and golden, about 30 seconds. Add bok choy, stirring to evenly coat. Add soy sauce and 2 tablespoons water; cover and cook 2 minutes. Remove lid and continue cooking, stirring a few times, until liquid has evaporated and bok choy is tender, about 2 minutes. Season with more soy sauce, if desired, and serve.

BABY BOK CHOY WITH GINGER AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add bok choy (in two batches, if necessary), and cook until tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain in a colander; let stand at least 5 minutes. Transfer to a serving dish.
• Meanwhile, cook ginger and garlic in oil in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring, until ginger and garlic are soft, about 8 minutes. Add tamari and oyster sauce; cook, stirring, until heated through, about 30 seconds more. Pour sauce over bok choy; toss to coat.

BABY BOK CHOY

Steps:

• In wok or large sauté pan over moderately high heat, heat 1 tablespoon oil until hot but not smoking. Add 1/3 of garlic, 1/3 of ginger, and 1/3 of white parts of scallions and sauté until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add 1/3 of bok choy and sear until tips have wilted and stalks are crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper, then transfer to large serving dish and cover with foil to keep warm.
• Repeat process 2 more times for a total of 3 batches. Garnish with green parts of scallions and serve immediately.

SAVORY BABY BOK CHOY

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir the garlic and bay leaf until the garlic is lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in the chicken stock and white wine, and increase heat to a full boil. Cook the sauce, stirring often, until reduced to 1 cup, about 15 minutes. Remove bay leaf. Lay the bok choy halves, cut sides down, into the sauce, and reduce heat to a simmer. Cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Serve with sauce spooned over bok choy.

BOK CHOY DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Steam the bok choy until wilted. After it cools, drain it and finely chop it. Make sure there is no excess liquid. Place bok choy in a medium sized bowl.
• Puree tofu and egg whites in a food processor. Add this mixture to the bok choy.
• Add scallions to bok choy mixture.
• Combine the remaining ingredients, except for the wonton wrappers, in a small bowl. Add this to the bok choy mixture and mix well.
• To form the dumplings: Put about 2 teaspoons of the bok choy mixture into the center of a wonton wrapper. Pull sides of dough up and pinch them together at three or four points, leaving the middle of the filling exposed at the top.
• Steam the dumpling over boiling water for about 4 minutes or until they look cooked through.
• When eating, you can dip these in a little soy sauce or other asian sauces.

BABY BOK CHOY IN THE WOK

Steps:

• Wash and slice all vegetables first.
• Combine sake and soy sauce in equal amounts in a small bowl.
• Heat up vegetable oil in a wok over high heat. Add garlic and stir fry briefly but don't brown. Add carrot next, if using. Stir fry briefly; then add all bok choy pieces at once and continue stir frying over high heat until halfway done.
• Add sake/soy sauce mixture and continue cooking until the bok choy is just done. Turn off heat and stir in sesame oil, if using; serve.