Pak Choi with Lime Dressing

Name: Pak Choi with Lime Dressing
Yield: Serves Four
Cuisine: Thailand
Ingredients: 15 ml/1 tbsp crushed peanuts; 2 pak choi (bok choy), shredded; 6 spring onions (scallions), sliced diagonally; 250 ml/8 fl oz/1 cup coconut milk; 15–30 ml/1–2 tbsp Thai fish sauce; 30 ml/2 tbsp fresh lime juice; 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 30 ml/2 tbsp oil; 3 fresh red chillies, cut into thin strips

Preparation info

Serves
Four

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Thai Food and Cooking

By Judy Bastyra and Becky Johnson

Published 2011

About

The coconut dressing for this Thai speciality is traditionally made using fish sauce, but vegetarians could use mushroom sauce instead. Beware, this is a fiery dish!

Ingredients

30 ml/2 tbsp oil
3 fresh red chillies, cut into thin strips

Asia
Thailand
Side dish
Gluten-free
South East Asia

Method

Make the dressing. Put the lime juice and fish sauce in a bowl and mix well together, then gradually whisk in the coconut milk until combined.
Heat the oil in a wok and stir-fry the chillies for 2–3 minutes, until crisp. Transfer to a plate