How to Use bok choy in a Sentence

bok choy

noun
  • The spicy broth gets topped with bok choy and cilantro.
    — Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Add any greens, such as fresh spinach, bok choy, chard or kale.
    — Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Spread the bok choy on top of the beans and season with salt.
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 7 June 2020
  • And just as my plans for the bok choy changed, so did the ones for that chicken soup.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2020
  • Remove from heat; stir in bok choy leaves and scallions; serve hot.
    — People Staff, Peoplemag, 13 Dec. 2022
  • This recipe uses two sheet pans, one for the tofu and one for the bok choy.
    — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2022
  • Stir in bok choy and cook 1 minute longer until heated through.
    — Redbook, 14 Feb. 2012
  • For greens like spinach, kale, or bok choy, blanch them first, then squeeze them tightly with your hands.
    — Hetty McKinnon, Bon Appétit, 11 Apr. 2021
  • Chicken tinola is a soup with bok choy, ginger and fish sauce.
    — Beth D'addono, NOLA.com, 10 Aug. 2020
  • At least one enthusiast was in search of a doll who wears bok choy as a hat.
    — Shane O’Neill, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Refresh the cabbage and bok choy in cold water, then drain and set aside.
    — Sarah Fritsche, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2018
  • Sauté bok choy with other vegetables for a quick stir-fry.
    — Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Wu chose a milder tomato base with lamb, bok choy, bamboo shoots, sweet corn and mushrooms.
    — Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2021
  • Soup dumplings, shrimp dumplings, and bok choy are staples in my dim sum order and for empanadas?
    — Shivani Vora, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • After 1 minute, or if garlic starts to burn, add bell pepper and bok choy.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Asparagus, snap peas, string beans, snow peas, greens, and bok choy are all great contenders.
    — Alex Delany, Bon Appetit, 4 May 2018
  • Add remaining tsp oil to the skillet; add bok choy, cut sides down, and place a heavy pan on top.
    — Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, 7 Mar. 2019
  • Green seems to be a theme in produce this month as basil, spinach, and bok choy all appear in excess.
    — Magdalena O'Neal, Sunset Magazine, 25 Mar. 2022
  • Local drum is crisped in brown butter and topped with bearnaise, flanked with nibs of green beans and bok choy.
    — Beth D'addono, NOLA.com, 21 Dec. 2020
  • It’s accompanied by crunchy baby bok choy and a peanut sauce with lime juice and hoisin.
    — Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Cut bok choy in ½-inch-thick diagonal slices, and add only the stems to soup.
    — People Staff, Peoplemag, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Add the sauce mixture, green onions and bok choy leaves; continue to stir-fry for 1 minute.
    — Alysha Witwicki, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 June 2021
  • Add the fish sauce, bok choy and mushrooms and simmer for 15 minutes.
    — Oc Register, 28 Nov. 2025
  • The sloppy joe is the most famous one, but the bok choy is phenomenal, too.
    — New York Times, 17 Dec. 2021
  • The Shanghai trotter is a massive hunk of wobbly pork served over a bed of bok choy.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The school has several Hmong students and bok choy and tatsoi topped the list.
    — La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Add bok choy, tofu, Thai basil, cilantro, egg strips, raw cabbage, raw nuts and sauce mixture.
    — Joan Elovitz Kazan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 June 2018
  • Promote bigger and leafier bok choy in your garden with rice water.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 June 2026
  • And its brothless cousin, chashu mazesoba, made the best of pork, corn, bok choy and noodles that kept their spring.
    — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 26 Sep. 2019
  • Reserve 1⁄2 cup of the water, then drain the noodles and bok choy in a colander.
    — Jonathan Miles, Field & Stream, 19 Nov. 2020

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