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Clear Bok Choy Soup Recipe [One-Pan]

January 5, 2019 by Helene Dsouza 34 Comments

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Healthier Clear Bok Choy Soup, stuffed with gorgeous Asian flavors. Comes together easy in one-pan and quickly as well! Learn how to enjoy this wonderful Chinese vegetable. Bok Choy is stuffed with fibers and this is good for your health! Low-carb and low-calorie meal.
Total Time: 19 minutes
4.95 from 37 votes
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Clear Bok Choy Soup Recipe [One-Pan]

One-Pan Bok Choy Soup with aromatic spices and Asian flavors in a clear broth.

This cleansing light winter soup is flavorful, easy to make and ready within 20 minutes!

Clear Bok Choy Soup Recipe [One-Pan]

What is Bok Choy?

Bok Choy is one of the few Chinese cabbage varieties, which is also known as Pok Choy or Pak Choy.

The vegetable is a green leave variety popularized in China.

It has been gathering traction across the western world for its unique flavors, texture and nutritional values.

The lower white part looks like a Bulb and grows into green crunchy leave stalks.

It kind of looks like a cross between a regular cabbage and celery.

How to prepare Bok Choy for this clear soup?

Bok Choy is easy to prepare and doesn’t take up much time.

First of all, separate the leaves from each other.

Mud tends to get stuck between the leaves.

Wash each leave properly to get rid of the mud.

Slice the crunchy raw leaves and keep them in a bowl before you start cooking your soup.

This Bok Choy soup is low-carb and very low on calories because of the choice of the bok choy and other ingredients.

Read up my detailed bok choy preparation guide.

Clear Bok Choy Soup Recipe [One-Pan]

Bok Choy Soup Ingredients

I like to keep this soup simple.

The Bok Choy should be the main star in this soup.

Other ingredients simply compliment the bok choy.

The soup flavors are balanced aromatic and contain light Asian flavors to pep it up.

Garlic and Ginger go hand in hand and enhance the subtle bok choy flavors.

Lime juice adds a certain welcoming freshness to the clear soup.

The young green onions are delicate but a must, especially the green stalks which add the aesthetic to the dish.

The broth is important because it adds flavor to the soup.

You can use chicken or vegetarian broth.

Homemade broth also helps you to overcome a cold.

The soy sauce will add the salty deep flavorful touch that I so long for in my Asian soups.

Rice vinegar is my secret ingredient.

Star anise, cinnamon and bay leaf remind me of Vietnamese pho and will turn your soup all the more interesting guaranteed!

The soup is garnished with sesame seeds (white or black) and chili flakes.

It looks and tastes great. You eat with the eyes after all.

Clear Bok Choy Soup Recipe [One-Pan]

How to make this soup?

Keep all the ingredients ready for the Bok Choy soup.

The soup comes together fairly.

Spices are infused into the broth, while the bok choy is swimming and enriching the soup with its wonderful flavors.

Prepping and cooking tips for the best result and to save time

Prepare and cut the fresh ingredients first.

Keep all other ingredients near you before you heat up your pan.

Your cooking routine will be much more efficient.

Use Ginger and Garlic Paste for the soup.

That way the ingredient flavors will be able to enrich the soup from the core.

Use whole spices so that you can just take them out when you finished cooking the soup.

Powdered spices tend to deposit at the bottom of the pan.

Save on pots and pans by preparing this bok choy soup in one-pan.

If you want to cook more often with Bok Choy, take a look at Jaden’s tips on how to stir-fry Bok Choy.

Where to buy Bok Choy?

Bok Choy is usually commonly found in Asian grocery stores all year round.

Regular grocery stores and supermarkets sell bok choy as well but mainly during the peak winter season.

Keep in mind that most stores sell baby bok choy but they might carry other sizes.

The green leaves look different at each growth stage.

Clear Bok Choy Soup Recipe [One-Pan]

How to store Bok Choy?

Bok Choy can hold well in the fridge for some days if stored properly.

Keep the green leaves in a plastic pouch with some minor breathing holes.

I like to also wash away any leftover mud from my bok choy leaves and keep in a Tupper (without tapping the leaves dry) or a salad spinner.

Then I store the container in the fridge.

This usually works really well and the bok choy leaves remain fresh over a period of time.

More Clear Soup Recipe ideas:

  • Japanese Onion Soup with Mushrooms
  • Yat Gaw Mein – Chinese Cajun Noodle Soup
  • Chinese Chicken Noodle Soup

Dear Reader, Have you cooked with bok choy before?

Please feel free to share your thoughts and ideas with us in the comment section further below!

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Clear Bok Choy Soup Recipe [One-Pan]

Clear Bok Choy Soup Recipe

Healthier Clear Bok Choy Soup, stuffed with gorgeous Asian flavors. Comes together easy in one-pan and quickly as well! Learn how to enjoy this wonderful Chinese vegetable. Bok Choy is stuffed with fibers and this is good for your health! Low-carb and low-calorie meal.
4.95 from 37 votes
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Course: Soup
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: dinner, easy, healthy, low carb, quick, vegan
Prep Time: 4 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 19 minutes
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 185kcal
Recipe by: Helene Dsouza

Ingredients

  • 5 Bok Choy Leaves
  • 2 Green Onions aka Spring Onion Bulbs and stalks separate
  • 1 Tablespoon Oil
  • 1 Tablespoon Ginger + Garlic combined, *see Notes
  • 1 Star Anise
  • 1 Bay Leaf
  • 5 cups Water mixed with concentrated Stock
  • 1 Cinnamon Stick
  • 1 Tablespoon Soy Sauce
  • 1 Tablespoon Rice Vinegar *see Notes
  • Juice of one lime

To Garnish

  • Sesame Seeds or Sesame Oil to garnish optional
  • Red Pepper Flakes to garnish optional
US Customary – Metric

Instructions

  • Separate the bok choy leaves and wash them well. Mud tends to get stick between the stem.
  • Slice your bok choy leaves and keep aside.
  • Slice your green onions as well. Keep the white bulb slices and green stalk separate. We will use the green stalk slices as a garnish.
  • Heat up a pan with the oil and fry your green onion bulbs soft.
  • Reduce the heat and add the ginger garlic. Careful, if you use the paste, it can splatter. Stir-fry for 1-2 minutes.
  • Add the bok choy to the pan and cook for a minute.
  • Then throw in the star anise, bay leaf, and cinnamon stick.
  • Pour the stock into the pot over the spices and bok choy.
  • Season with soy sauce and vinegar.
  • Mix everything, bring to a boil and let the soup cook for 8-10 minutes stirring occasionally.
  • Take form the heat and pour the lime juice into the soup. Mix it all well.
  • Pick out your whole spices, the cinnamon bay leaf and star anise. Discard the spices.
  • Serve the soup hot garnished with the green onion stalks, red pepper flakes and/or sesame seeds/oil.

Notes

  1. Use Ginger Garlic Paste as it blends into the soup or as alternativeΒ chopped fine fresh ginger and garlic with a ratio of 1:2
  2. Stock can be liquid or in cubes. Just mix it with the water. I tend to use vegetable broth but you can pick chicken or beef broth if you prefer. Use homemade stock for the best flavor experience or just the commercially available version.
  3. Use Rice Vinegar or other mild vinegar variations such as a mild regular white vinegar.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Clear Bok Choy Soup Recipe
Amount Per Serving (538 g)
Calories 185 Calories from Fat 99
% Daily Value*
Fat 11g17%
Saturated Fat 2g10%
Sodium 472mg20%
Potassium 629mg18%
Carbohydrates 12g4%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 13g26%
Vitamin A 1683IU34%
Vitamin C 23mg28%
Calcium 87mg9%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Comments

  1. Linda R says

    January 15, 2021 at 7:11 pm

    5 stars
    It was delicious! I also added in Cremini Mushrooms. This is a great low calorie lunch!

    Reply
    • Helene Dsouza says

      January 17, 2021 at 8:50 am

      Great idea! thanks for sharing!

      Reply
  2. Ashley Silverman says

    January 2, 2021 at 2:59 pm

    5 stars
    Just made this and it’s amazing!

    The hubs and I just started Keto for the new year, and this will for sure be a regular recipe.

    Reply
    • Helene Dsouza says

      January 5, 2021 at 2:26 pm

      Awesome, thanks for sharing your experience Ashley. πŸ™‚

      Reply
  3. Brooke says

    November 22, 2020 at 5:57 pm

    5 stars
    A new favorite! Only thing I did differently was not use oil and just used a dash of cinnamon because I didn’t have sticks. Goes perfectly with vegan egg rollsπŸ˜‹

    Reply
    • Helene Dsouza says

      November 28, 2020 at 4:52 pm

      Nice! thanks for sharing. I’m going to try it with egg rolls next time. πŸ™‚

      Reply
  4. Carol says

    August 19, 2020 at 4:57 am

    5 stars
    This very good didn’t have anise so made without

    Reply
    • Helene Dsouza says

      August 19, 2020 at 2:48 pm

      Thanks for the feedback Carol, glad that you loved it!

      Reply
  5. Donna says

    August 4, 2020 at 8:02 pm

    5 stars
    Nice blend of flavors. Goes well with my Keto diet. I was in a hurry so I didn’t sautΓ© anything just put it all in the pot of chicken broth.

    Reply
    • Helene Dsouza says

      August 4, 2020 at 10:43 pm

      Thanks for your feedback Donna! πŸ™‚

      Reply
  6. Jamie-lee Reza Fischer says

    June 18, 2020 at 9:43 pm

    5 stars
    This was a beautiful broth flavourful and filling.

    Reply
    • Helene Dsouza says

      July 2, 2020 at 3:28 pm

      Amazing! Thanks for sharing πŸ™‚

      Reply
  7. Lauren Jeffries says

    May 27, 2020 at 3:52 am

    5 stars
    Delicious! Tweaked it a bit and it tastes a lot like pho. Added shiitake mushrooms, bean sprouts, and beef

    Reply
    • Helene Dsouza says

      May 27, 2020 at 11:54 am

      Great idea to add shiitake, bean sprouts and beef! I kind of based it on pho when I came up with the recipe.

      Reply
  8. Kaylene says

    May 14, 2020 at 6:35 am

    5 stars
    Tastes great! Love the flavour! I threw in some mushroom balls to make it a main meal.

    Reply
    • Helene Dsouza says

      May 14, 2020 at 10:21 am

      Kaylene, thanks for sharing πŸ™‚

      Reply
  9. LoveBabe says

    April 21, 2020 at 5:13 am

    5 stars
    Love love love it! I made it tonight and it is a hit!

    Reply
    • Helene Dsouza says

      April 28, 2020 at 5:19 pm

      Thank you for your feedback πŸ™

      Reply
  10. Annie says

    February 14, 2020 at 6:46 pm

    Also is 1 lime juice a tablespoon? There is no measurement.

    Reply
    • Helene Dsouza says

      February 16, 2020 at 6:00 am

      It’s the juice of one lime. I made it more clear in the recipe, thanks for pointing it out.

      Reply
  11. Annie says

    February 14, 2020 at 5:34 pm

    Hello,
    Is it one tablespoon each of the garlic and ginger? Or one tablespoon combined?
    Thanks

    Reply
    • Helene Dsouza says

      February 16, 2020 at 5:58 am

      Hi Annie, The measurement for the ginger and garlic is one tablespoon of both combined. The ratio is 1:2 ginger and garlic. If you can get or make ginger garlic paste, that mixes in better into the soup or else use fresh ginger and garlic chopped.

      Reply
      • Annie says

        February 18, 2020 at 12:02 am

        5 stars
        Thank you! I ended up doing [email protected] because I wasn’t sure but it was just extra deliciousness

        Reply
        • Helene Dsouza says

          February 19, 2020 at 6:39 am

          awesome, glad you enjoyed it! πŸ™‚

          Reply
  12. Michele Solomon-Wood says

    February 8, 2020 at 3:11 pm

    5 stars
    Super easy & delicious πŸ˜‹

    Reply
  13. Akash tripathi says

    February 1, 2020 at 8:03 pm

    5 stars
    Very nice chef

    Reply
  14. Ava says

    January 29, 2020 at 12:59 pm

    I was interested in making this recipe until I saw the sodium content. Are you sure that one serving of this soup contains more than a days worth of sodium? I’m hoping it’s a mistake πŸ™‚

    Reply
    • Helene Dsouza says

      January 30, 2020 at 2:32 pm

      Hi Ava, It looks like it was a program calculation mistake. I updated it to reflect the correct quantity. thanks for letting me know!

      By the way, the nutrition info is just an estimate. Ingredients such as canned broth and soy sauce are high in sodium but if you pick low sodium soy sauce or broth, you can cut the sodium intake in half.

      Reply
  15. Andrea Lewis says

    January 19, 2020 at 9:09 am

    5 stars
    Very easy and very healthy- my husband isn’t a fan of clear soups but he loved this and so did I
    Will definitely be making again and again

    Reply
    • Helene Dsouza says

      January 21, 2020 at 9:11 am

      thank you for your feedback Andrea. Glad to read that you guys loved it. πŸ™‚

      Reply
  16. ZionzFiyah says

    October 8, 2019 at 9:05 am

    5 stars
    This was delish!!! Forgot to take pics before my children devoured it.

    Reply
    • Helene Dsouza says

      January 21, 2020 at 9:07 am

      thanks for your feedback! So glad to hear that your kids loved it. πŸ™‚

      Reply
  17. Sheryl Moakley says

    September 24, 2019 at 8:11 am

    5 stars
    I just made this. It came out great! So delicious! I added carrots, celery and mushrooms, mmmmmmmm

    Reply
  18. Paris says

    May 19, 2019 at 8:26 am

    5 stars
    Fantastic broth!! Added Trader Joe’s Umami seasoning with the garlic, ginger, and a bit of crushed red pepper. Also white beans & a bit of rice to make it lunch. Yummy!

    Reply

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