Shanghai Bok Choy with Oyster Sauce

Ho Jop Shanghai Bok Choy

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Chinese Banquet Cookbook

By Eileen Yin-Fei Lo

Published 1985

  • About

This is a very special vegetable, rare in Canton, rare even in Hong Kong. It is a Shanghai product (available widely in the United States) and prepared in a simple manner that emphasizes its distinctive taste.

Ingredients

  • 3 heads of Shanghai Bok Choy, 2½ to 2¾ pounds
  • 6 cups water

Method

  1. Remove old, discolored outer leaves of bok choy, trim stems, cut each head lengthwise into quarters. Remove most of leaves. Wash bok choy well under running water to remove sand and dirt. Drain.
  2. Heat 6 cups water in a wok; add baking soda and salt. When water boils, ad