Pak Choi

[stonemaybe]

I was just wondering how widespread this little beauty is? It's only passed into my culinary radar in the last year and I love it!

Some info here...

www.kitazawaseed.com/seeds_pak_choi.html

My fave is just add it to a tomatoe-y pasta sauce with whatever you normally put in. Tastes nice, and the texture is fantastic.

Haven't tried this one yet, but it looks nice....

Ingredients
For the marinade
2 duck breasts
6 tbsp teriyaki sauce
2 tbsp dark soy sauce
2 clove garlic, crushed
2 tsp grated ginger
1 small bunch of coriander, chopped
2 tbsp honey
For the stir-fry
2 tbsp sesame oil
3 red peppers, finely sliced
½ tsp finely chopped fresh red chilli
1 tsp ginger, chopped
2 small shallots, finely sliced
1 heaped tbsp demerara sugar
1 lime, juice only
1 small pineapple, cut into chunks
2 heads pak choi, leaves left whole
coriander stalks, chopped, to garnish



Method
1. Combine all the marinade ingredients and marinate the duck breasts in the liquid for at least one hour.
2. Remove the duck breasts and place in a hot frying pan, skin side down, for 10 minutes. Turn the duck over and fry for a further five minutes.
3. Remove the pan from the heat, pour remaining marinade over the duck and allow to rest in the pan.
4. Heat the sesame oil in a pan, add the red peppers and cook for 2-3 minutes. Then add the chilli, ginger, and shallots and cook on a high heat for two more minutes.
5. Reduce the heat and add the sugar and lime juice. Once caramelised, add the pineapple and leave to cook for five minutes.
6. Add the pak choi and stir until cooked.
7. Put the vegetables on a serving plate and top with slices of the duck breasts. Pour over the juices and garnish with the coriander stalks.

[Menolly]

I was just wondering how widespread this little beauty is? It's only passed into my culinary radar in the last year and I love it!

Some info here...

www.kitazawaseed.com/seeds_pak_choi.html

Oh...bok choy. Very common here in Asian restaurants. I generally use it in stir fry myself with peanut oil, ginger, onion, and garlic. I like to stir fry some sliced mushrooms with it, and then sprinkle a tiny bit of toasted sesame oil on it right at service.