Green bok choy with dried shrimp (Kai yang chao cai) from Land of Fish and Rice: Recipes from the Culinary Heart of China (page 192) by Fuchsia Dunlop

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  • PinchOfSalt on September 15, 2022

    Take care not to overcook the shrimp. I did and they became tan-colored, very fibrous and chewy. (I had soaked them for over an hour.)

  • sosayi on July 12, 2018

    Incredibly quick and easy. Agree with clcorbi that the bok choy gets infused with the shrimp flavor. I forgot to add the potato starch slurry and felt it tasted great without it, btw.

  • clcorbi on November 29, 2016

    I would further reiterate the comments that this is simple and delicious. We used cornstarch rather than potato starch with no ill effect. We both really enjoyed how the bok choy sort of became infused with the shrimp flavor. Another plus: this took only about 5 minutes to cook.

  • Rinshin on November 15, 2016

    I always have on hand varieties of dried shrimp, scallops, and anchovies to add quick, savory, umami kick to recipes and this recipe was no exception. Excellent taste with minimal ingredients and so quick to make. After heating the rehydrated shrimp (I used sake) in a wok with some oil until fragrant only 2-3 min cooking of bok choy and small amount of stock with cover on. That's it! Will be repeating this for our Thanksgiving dinner.

  • rionafaith on November 11, 2016

    Simple but delicious. I did use the optional potato starch slurry at the end to finish the sauce, and I think it added a nice touch. I could probably eat the whole batch of this over some rice as a main (it doesn't make a ton), but it was also the perfect portion for two of us as a side. Will absolutely make again.

  • krista_jo on October 16, 2016

    Simple, good

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