{"id":10702,"date":"2026-07-11T18:15:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T18:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/?p=10702"},"modified":"2026-07-11T18:16:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T18:16:04","slug":"easy-steamed-baby-bok-choy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/easy-steamed-baby-bok-choy\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Steamed Baby Bok Choy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/span>Easy Steamed Baby Bok Choy<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Prepared simply, Steamed Bok Choy, tossed in a spicy lime and sesame dressing, is an easy fresh vegetable side dish.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Prep Time<\/span>10 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Cook Time<\/span>4 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Total Time<\/span>14 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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Servings: <\/span>4<\/span><\/div>\n\n
Author: <\/span>Trish – In Fine Balance<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n

<\/span>Ingredients<\/span><\/h3>
  • 1<\/span> bunch<\/span> baby bok choy <\/span> (8-9 small heads)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>

    <\/span>Dressing<\/span><\/h4>
    • 1<\/span> Tbsp<\/span> light tasting oil <\/span> (grapeseed, light olive oil, or canola)<\/span><\/li>
    • 1<\/span> Tbsp<\/span> lime juice <\/span> (juice of half a lime)<\/span><\/li>
    • \u00bc-\u00bd<\/span> tsp<\/span> sriracha sauce <\/span> to taste<\/span><\/li>
    • 1<\/span> tsp<\/span> sesame seed oil<\/span><\/li>
    • \u00bc<\/span> tsp<\/span> sea salt <\/span> plus more to salt the steaming water<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>

      <\/span>Garnish<\/span><\/h4>
      • 1<\/span> Tbsp<\/span> sesame seeds <\/span> lightly toasted<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n

        <\/span>Instructions<\/span><\/h3>
        • Toast sesame seeds: <\/strong>Heat a small skillet over medium heat. Add the seeds and toss gently for just a minute or two, the seeds will toast quickly. As soon as they start to brown remove seeds to another dish to cool.<\/span><\/div><\/li>
        • Clean and prep bok choy: <\/strong>Cut larger heads in half through the steam end. Remove the very bottom of the stem ends to remove any tough pieces, leaving enough to keep the head intact.<\/span><\/div><\/li>
        • Steam bok choy<\/strong>: Fit a large pot with a steamer basket and lid. Fill pot about 1 inch deep with salted water and bring to a simmer over medium low heat. Once steaming, arrange bok choy heads in the steam basket. Cover with the lid and steam for 3-4 minutes until bright green and slightly tender. I like mine on the crunchy side.<\/span><\/div><\/li>
        • Make dressing<\/strong>: Mix together oil, lime juice, sriracha and sesame seed oil. Whisk gently and add sea salt. Taste, dressing should be bright, taste of lime and nicely salty. Adjust if necessary.<\/span><\/div><\/li>
        • Serve<\/strong>: Arrange steamed bok choy on a serving platter. Drizzle dressing over and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds. Serve.<\/span><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n
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          <\/span>Notes<\/span><\/h3>
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          • To keep the bok choy crisp and juicy, I steam them for about 3 minutes. Maybe 4 if they are larger. Mostly, I just want to brighten the colour a little bit. You might want to steam them a bit longer, say 5 minutes. But be careful, bok choy will easily go to mush and quickly.<\/li>\n
          • For the dressing, you can whip this together while the veggies steam or while you are waiting for the steamer to come to a simmer. Don\u2019t skimp on the salt.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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            <\/span>Bryan’s Notes<\/span><\/h5>\nI made these last night. I apparently had larger baby bok choy – maybe 5, rather than 8-9 – so I had to steam them in two batches. Not a problem. My lovely wife doesn’t respond well to spicy, so I left out the Sriracha. They came out very well. This is probably my new favorite way to cook baby bok choi.<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10699,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1598,2019,135,4673,1715,140,1690,1713,1712],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bryans-favorites","category-appetizer","category-asian","category-egg-free","category-gluten-free","category-side","category-steamed","category-vegan","category-vegetarian"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image_2026-07-11_135621480.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10702"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10702\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10704,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10702\/revisions\/10704"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}