How to cook pak choi, plus 8 of our best pak choi recipes
From stir-fries and curries to speedy noodle dishes, we show you the best ways to serve up this versatile veg 🥬
Pak choi is very versatile and easy to cook - you can steam it, fry it or roast it. It’s best served when the leafy greens are tender and the stalks retain a slight crunch. If you’ve ever wondered how to cook pak choi in its simplest form, here’s a quick guide.
To prepare, separate the leaves as you would with a baby gem lettuce. Heat a little oil in a frying pan over medium heat - high heat. Add the pak choi and stir-fry for 1–2 minutes, then add finely chopped garlic and fry for 30 seconds, or until fragrant. Remove from the heat and finish with a splash of light soy sauce.
If you’re after more pak choi inspiration, we’ve got you covered with an array of noodles, curries and one-pot bakes.
Sticky Chicken Pak Choi
This fragrant and sticky chicken is one of our go-to midweek meal options. It's sweet, sour, salty and pairs perfectly with fluffy steamed rice.
Recipe: Sticky chicken pak choi
Spicy Lamb and Pak Choi Noodles
This spicy lamb and pak choi noodle dish is so delicious and the crunchy, fresh pak choi adds a lovely freshness to the dish.
Recipe: Spicy lamb and pak choi noodles
Spicy Prawns with Pak Choi
You'll only need 30 minutes to have this creamy coconut curry with prawns and pak choi on your table. Serve with rice noodles or jasmine rice for a delicious dinner.
Recipe: Spicy prawns with pak choi
Stir-fried prawns with pak choi
Sticky, sweet and flavoursome - this stir-fry dish makes the most of meaty prawns and tender, fresh bak choi.
Recipe: Stir-fried prawns with pak choi
Prawn pad Thai recipe
This street-food classic is a delicious combination of sweet, sour, salty and crunchy. Feel free to sub the prawns with whatever protein you'd prefer.
Recipe: Prawn pad Thai recipe
Tofu pad Thai
Don't skip the step of pressing the tofu as this ensures you get a really lovely crispy finish to the texture. Serve with salted peanuts for a crunch.
Recipe: Tofu pad Thai
Chicken noodle stir-fry
This chicken and vermicelli noodle stir-fry is quick, easy and full of veg for a nutritional midweek meal. It's served with a fragrant chilli, soy and ginger sauce.
Recipe: Chicken noodle stir-fry
Green bean and pork Szechuan stir-fry
Crunchy green beans, fragrant pork mince and leafy pak choi comes together in this spicy yet mouth-watering stir fry. Once you try it you'll add it to your repetoire.
Pork and kimchi fried rice
This flavoursome dish uses pre-made kimchi and can be made even quicker with a pouch of microwaveable rice. If you're not to keen on spice, omit the sriracha.
Recipe: Pork and kimchi fried rice
Ginger and garlic stir-fried pork
Fragrant ginger and garlic flavours the tender pork tenderloin, resulting in an irresistible dish. Serve with fluffy, steamed rice.
Chinese five-spice turkey and pork stir-fry
Chinese five-spice has a wonderful flavour and adds a fragrant taste to tender pork and turkey meat. We've also added in yellow peppers and pak choi for a crunchy green hit.
Char sui lamb chops
We love char sui anything but these lamb chops are particularly delicious! Try cooking them on the BBQ for an asian-inspired BBQ feast.
Recipe: Char sui lamb chops
Crispy duck noodles
Tender, moreish duck leg is used in this speedy noodle dish. Toss through shredded duck with egg noodles and refreshing pak choi and cucumber shreds.
Recipe: Crispy duck noodles
Deep-fried tofu with spicy teriyaki sauce
This moreish tofu dish is packed full of Japanese-inspired flavours and served alongside wilted pak choi and steamed white rice.
Tofu teriyaki noodles
Homemade teriyaki sauce is so much better than store-bought and this speedy noodle dish comes together in only 20 minutes. We've pan-fried tofu until crispy then mixed it with the sweet and salty teriyaki sauce. Delicious!
Recipe: Tofu teriyaki noodles
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