Clear Bok Choy Soup Recipe

4.79 from 61 votes

Clear Bok Choy Soup Recipe

Prepared in one-pot, this clear bok choy sauce is not only deliciously fragrant, but also a great way to reinforce your diet goals. It's super low calories and a light soup.

Prep Time4

Cook Time15

Total Time19

Course: Soup

Cuisine: Asian

Servings: servings

Calories: 185kcal

Author: 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
1 Cinnamon Stick
5 cups Broth or Stock
1 Tablespoon Soy Sauce
1 Tablespoon Rice Vinegar *see Notes
Juice of one Lime

To Garnish

Sesame Seeds or Sesame Oil optional
Red Chili Pepper Flakes optional

US - Metric

Instructions

Separate the bok choy leaves and wash them well. Mud tends to get stuck between the stem.
5 Bok Choy Leaves
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.
2 Green Onions
Heat up a pan with the oil and fry your green onion bulbs soft.
1 Tablespoon Oil
Take from the heat and add the ginger garlic. Careful, if you use the paste, it can splatter.
1 Tablespoon Ginger + Garlic
Take it back to the heat and add the bok choy to the pan, stir cook for a minute.
Then throw in the star anise, bay leaf, and cinnamon stick.
1 Star Anise, 1 Bay Leaf, 1 Cinnamon Stick
Pour the broth or stock into the pan over the spices and bok choy.
5 cups Broth
Season with soy sauce and vinegar.
1 Tablespoon Soy Sauce, 1 Tablespoon Rice 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.
Juice of one Lime
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.
Sesame Seeds or Sesame Oil, Red Chili Pepper Flakes

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Notes

Use Ginger Garlic Paste as it blends into the soup or as an alternative, chopped fine fresh ginger and garlic with a ratio of 1:2.
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.
Use Rice Vinegar or other mild vinegar variations, such as a mild regular white vinegar.

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