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Grilled Bok Choy Recipe – Tender grilled bok choy with a delicious ginger-and-garlic glaze is easy to cook and tastes amazing with steak, grilled chicken, hot dogs, or anything else you might be cooking on the grill! The crispy leaves and tender grilled bok choy stalks will have you and your guests coming back for more! You can serve the baby bok choy warm or at room temperature. This side dish is vegetarian and gluten-free. Enjoy!
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Ingredients list for the grilled Bok Choy recipe
- 2 pounds baby bok choy (8 to 10), halved lengthwise and soaked in cold water to remove any dirt
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
- 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
- 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice + lemon slices for garnish
- 1 tablespoon freshly chopped cilantro, for garnish
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Bok choy recipe
This baby bok choy recipe with garlic and ginger is simple, easy, healthy, and delicious. You can make it with just a handful of ingredients including ginger, garlic, butter, olive oil, sesame oil, lemon juice, and soy sauce. Ready in just 10 minutes, all you need is a hot grill and a pair of tongs.
How to grill bok choy
Grilling bok choi is very quick and easy. Cut the baby bok choy lengthwise and rinse thoroughly, then pat dry. Fore up the grill and grill the halved bok choy on each side until crisp-tender and slightly charred. Then brush the hot grilled bok choy with the prepared ginger-garlic sauce right before serving to keep a maximum flavor!
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Directions
1. To make the grilled bok choy: Preheat your outdoor grill to medium-high heat, and lightly oil the grate. Cut the stalks lengthwise and rinse well, then pat dry to remove any excess water. In a small bowl, mix together the butter, garlic, ginger, lemon juice, olive oil, sesame oil, and soy sauce until well combined.
2. Arrange the bok choy, cut side down, on the grill grate, and grill for about 5 minutes, until golden brown on the underside. Turn the bok choy with tongs and grill for 5 to 6 minutes more until golden and crisp-tender. The bok choy stalks should show grill marks and the leaves should be crisp at the edges.
3. Transfer the grilled bok choy to a serving platter and brush generously with the garlic-ginger mixture. The butter in the mixture will finish melting over the hot bok choy. Garnish with lemon slices, cilantro, and red chili pepper flakes if you like. Serve the grilled bok choy immediately. Enjoy! ❤️
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Tips for the grilled bok choy recipe
- Here we use baby bok choy for this recipe. We recommend cutting it into quarters to expedite cooking time if you use regular bok choy, which is larger in size.
- Feel free to add a kick of spices by adding a teaspoon of Sriracha to the sauce, or sprinkle the grilled bok choy with red chili pepper flakes.
- If you have a grilling basket, you can use it so the leaves don’t fall below the grill grates. But you shouldn’t have this problem if you arrange the bok choy perpendicularly across the grill.
What parts of bok choy are edible?
The great thing about cooking with bok choy is that both the leaves and the stalks can be eaten.
How to get rid of the bitterness of bok choy?
Grilling is one of the best ways to remove the bitter flavor of bok choy, giving it a nice smoky flavor. The garlic-ginger sauce with butter also helps to roundup the flavor.
How to keep the grilled bok choy leftovers
You can keep any grilled bok choy leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Reheat covered in the oven, or microwave.
More grilled vegetable recipes
- Grilled Garlic Mushroom Skewers
- Grilled Chili Lime Butter Corn on the Cob
- Grilled Zucchini with BBQ Sauce
- Grilled General Tso’s Cauliflower Kabobs
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