Bok Choy with Garlic Sauce (10 Minutes ONLY!)
Do you ever wonder why Chinese restaurants always serve the BEST vegetables?
Showing you how to make EASY, HEALTHY, and super DELICIOUS Restaurant Style Bok Choy with Garlic Sauce that will get you licking the bowl afterward!
All you need with FIVE simple ingredients to make this delicious Garlic Sauce that I promise will taste good on everything. Also, the best part is, this Bok Choy with Garlic Sauce only takes 10 minutes to make at home!
My wedding is JUST around the corner, and I’ve been making my Bok Choy with Garlic Sauce every single day for the past few weeks.
I will be honest; I am not a big vegetable person. Growing up, I never liked vegetables; I’ve always been a carb lover. HOWEVER, every time my parents bring me to a Chinese restaurant and order vegetables, I always LOVED it. After a few tries, I now have the perfect sauce that tastes good with everything!
The key to keeping your Bok Choy nice and green is to add a little bit of oil in the water before blanching.
This simple step not only keeps the Bok Choy soft but also preserves all the color as well. My mom taught me this secret tip, and now I never blanch my greens without adding a drizzle of oil. I like my Bok Choy soft but still slightly crunchy.
The superstar in my Restaurant Style Bok Choy with Garlic Sauce is the SECRET SAUCE.
All you need is FIVE simple ingredients, garlic, vegetarian oyster sauce, soy sauce, a pinch of sugar, and sesame oil. If you are not allergic to shellfish, you can also use regular oyster sauce as well.
I tend to use the vegetarian oyster sauce for any vegetable dishes or as a dipping sauce, and I like to use the oyster sauce to marinate meat.

Let’s make this into a MEAL! Here are some of my favorite recipes that pair well with Bok Choy with Garlic Sauce:
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- Miso-Glazed Salmon (Air Fryer Recipe)
- Restaurant Styled 20 Minutes Chinese Eggplant with Garlic Sauce
- Vietnamese Inspired Chicken Wings (Healthy & CRISPY)
Ingredients
- 2 lb of Bok Choy
- 1 tbsp of Oil
- 1.5 tsp of Salt
Garlic Sauce
- 6-8 cloves of Garlic (minced)
- 1 tbsp of Sesame Oil
- 3 tbsp of Vegetarian Oyster Sauce
- 2 tbsp of Soy Sauce
- 1 tbsp of Sugar
- Prepare the Bok Choy by cutting it in half. If the Bok Choy is quite large, cut it in half again.
- Bring a pot of water to a simmer and add 1 tbsp of oil and 1.5 tsp of salt. Blanch the Boy Choy for 3-4 minutes. You want it to be soft yet still crunchy. Set aside.
- Add in minced garlic, vegetarian oyster sauce, soy sauce, sugar, and sesame oil in a pan. Let it simmer for 1-2 minutes, or until the sugar has melted.
- Drizzle the sauce over the bok choy and enjoy!

Restaurant Style Bok Choy with Garlic Sauce
By Tiffy Cooks
Ingredients
- 2 lb Bok Choy
- 1 tbsp Oil
- 1.5 tsp Salt
Garlic Sauce
- 6-8 cloves Garlic minced
- 1 tbsp Sesame Oil
- 3 tbsp Vegetarian Oyster Sauce
- 2 tbsp Soy Sauce
- 1 tbsp Sugar
Instructions
- Prepare the Bok Choy by cutting it in half. If the Bok Choy is quite large, cut it in half again.
- Bring a pot of water to a simmer and add 1 tbsp of oil and 1.5 tsp of salt. Blanch the Boy Choy for 3-4 minutes. You want it to be soft yet still crunchy. Set aside.
- Add in minced garlic, vegetarian oyster sauce, soy sauce, sugar, and sesame oil in a pan. Let it simmer for 1-2 minutes, or until the sugar has melted.
- Drizzle the sauce over the bok choy and enjoy!



Can you please add a “pin” button to easily pin it on Pinterest? There’s so many recipes I want to save, but have difficulty pinning it onto my boards.
Amazing idea!! I’ll add that on this weekend 🙂 thank you for your support
Can we pair it with rice?
Yes ❤️❤️
I only have regular oyster sauce for this recipe. Do you think it will change the flavor if I use that instead?
No, normal oyster sauce would work just fine!
I used this sauce with green beans and bean thread noodles and it was delish. Didn’t have oyster sauce so used Worcester sauce instead and even my daughter ate it without compaint!
I had never made Bok Choy before and I was searching for a good way to cook it when I came across your recipe. I didn’t make the sauce because it was going with a curry dish, but the Bok Choy was amazing. My family will love this whole recipe so I will be making the sauce soon. I’m looking forward to exploring more of your recipes–at a glance it looks like meals my family would really enjoy!
This was so delicious! I bought a huge bag of baby bok choy and was at a loss of what to do with it. I stumbled across this recipe and am so glad I did it. It actually took 10 minutes to make and was so yummy! My 9 year old even asked for seconds! Can’t wait to make it again.
This was delicious and so simple!! One of my new favorite bok choy dishes for sure!
The sauce was delicious! I also really liked the crunchiness of the bok choy from blanching.
I make this every week now!
Quick and tasty. I make this whenever i need extra veggies now