Bok Choy With Black Bean Sauce Recipes

BEEF AND BOK CHOY STIR FRY

Steps:

• Add the chicken broth, oyster sauce, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, and cornstarch to a small bowl. Stir to combine.
• Add half the oil to a pan or wok over high heat. Add the beef and cook for 1-2 minutes until browned but not fully cooked. Remove and set aside.
• Add remaining oil to the pan. Add the vegetables to the pan and cook for 3-4 minutes. Turn the heat down to medium and add the sauce. Cook for 3-4 minutes until sauce thickens and vegetable are tender crisp.
• Add the beef to the pan and cook for 1 minute or until steak is cooked to your liking.

BLACK BEAN MARINATED TOFU CAKES WITH STEAMED BOK CHOY

Steps:

• For the sauce, whisk the honey, chili sauce, black bean sauce, oil, garlic and ginger in a 9 inch baking dish until combined. Add the tofu and marinate for at least 10 minutes, or longer for more flavor. Remove the tofu and scape marinade off. Reserve the marinade!
• Spray a non stick skillet with cooking oil and brown the tofu on both sides, approximately 3 minutes per side. Brush some sauce over the tofu, turn again and brush once more, cooking for 1 more minute. Set aside.
• Warm the remaining sauce in a small skillet over low heat.
• Steam the bok choy just until bright green, about 2 minutes. Do not overcook!
• Place the bok choy on serving plates.
• Top the bok choy with the tofu and drizzle with the sauce. Garnish with sesame seeds and chopped cilantro.

BOK CHOY WITH BLACK BEAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add bok choy and blanch until bright green, about 40 seconds. Transfer to a colander set in the sink and let drain well. While bok choy drains, combine soy sauce, white pepper, sesame oil, cornstarch, and water in a small bowl. Set aside. Heat vegetable oil in a wok over high heat until lightly smoking. Add garlic and black beans and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add drained bok choy and continue to cook, stirring and tossing constantly, until bok choy is almost tender, about 2 minutes. Push bok choy up sides of wok. Stir sauce mixture with a fork and add it to the center. Let it come to a boil (about 20 seconds), then toss with the bok choy. Serve immediately.

WILD MUSHROOM AND BOK CHOY IN BLACK BEAN SAUCE

Steps:

• For the black bean sauce: Put the black beans, rice wine, soy sauce, garlic and chile in a food processor and blitz briefly; be careful not to puree into a smooth sauce.
• For the stir-fry: Slice the bok choy stems.
• Heat a wok over high heat and add the vegetable oil. When the oil begins to smoke, add the bok choy stems and mushrooms. Stir-fry for 1 minute, then add the leaves of the bok choy. Stir-fry for 1 minute more.
• Add the black bean sauce and gently stir to coat all of the ingredients.
• Add the hot stock and bring to a boil. Season with the soy sauce and stir in the cornstarch and water mixture. Cook for 1 minute or less to thicken the sauce.
• Serve immediately garnished with sliced scallions.

CHICKEN LIVERS IN BLACK BEAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Trim livers, discarding any core part. Cut into 2cm pieces.
• Place livers in a bowl with the soy sauce, sherry, salt, sugar, pepper and stock powder.
• Marinate 5 minutes.
• Heat the oil in a large frying pan and quickly cook the chicken livers over a high heat until almost cooked.
• This is best done in two batches.
• Transfer to a plate. Add the capsicum to the pan and cook 1 minute. Tear the large bok choy leave in halve lengthwise. Add all the leaves to the pan and sprinkle the livers on top.
• Cover and cook 1 minutes.
• Mix together the sauce ingredients and pour into the pan.
• Toss until the sauce is hot and the bok choy has wilted and the livers just cooked.
• Season with salt and pepper if wished and serve on noodles.