This is a simple stir fry vegetable we make very often at my house – A Choy Stir Fry with Garlic. If you’ve never had this veggie – I recommend it!
What is A Choy?
A Choy is a leafy green vegetable that taste similar to lettuce that is very in Taiwanese and Chinese cuisine. In fact, it is also known as Taiwanese Lettuce. It’s a refreshing veggie as it’s crisp and also has tender leaves.
Fun fact – A choy is the leafy parts of Celtuce (aka wo sun) – they’re the same plant!
A Choy is low in calories, and is packed with vitamins and minerals, such as iron, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, vitamin C, and B vitamins – making it a healthy vegetable!
By the way if you’re interested in Chinese vegetables – check out my post about all the different types of Chinese veggies here!
Where to buy A Choy?
You should be able to find A Choy in your local Asian supermarket or grocery store. Remember that they are know as A Choy or Taiwanese Lettuce, so you may need to look around for either names.
How to prepare A Choy?
After rinsing A Choy with water to get any dirt out, use a knife and slice off the bottom. Then cut the vegetable in to 2-3 inch segments.
How to Stir Fry A Choy?
Stir frying a choy is pretty easy and simple – but the trick is not to over cook it, you still want it to main a crunch!
Gather your ingredients:
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
- 4 cloves of garlic, crushed and roughly chopped
- 1/2 lb of A Choy
- Salt, to taste
Wash and dry A choy. Slice off the hard bottom part where it grew from, and then slice A choy in to 2-3 inch segments.
In a wok or cooking pan, heat up cooking oil on high heat. Add garlic and stir fry for about a minute or until aromatic.
Add in the A choy and stir fry for about 2 minutes or until the the vegetable is just tender and still bright green.
Remove from heat and serve!
Stir Fry A Choy (Taiwanese Lettuce)
This is a simple stir fry vegetable we make very often at my house – A Choy Stir Fry with Garlic. This veggie is also known as Taiwanese Lettuce. It’s a refreshing veggie as it’s crisp and also has tender leaves. If you’ve never had this veggie – I recommend it!
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
- 4 cloves of garlic, crushed and roughly chopped
- 1/2 lb of A Choy
- Salt, to taste
Instructions
- Wash and dry A choy. Slice off the hard bottom part where it grew from, and then slice A choy in to 2-3 inch segments.
- In a wok or cooking pan, heat up cooking oil on high heat. Add garlic and stir fry for about a minute or until aromatic.
- Add in the A choy and stir fry for about 2 minutes or until the the vegetable is just tender and still bright green. Add salt to taste and stir to combine.
- Remove from heat and serve!
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CC
Sunday 6th of August 2023
Simple recipe, but you didn't say when to add the salt?
TinaTsai
Friday 18th of August 2023
Thanks for pointing that out! After you stir fry the a choy, add the salt and stir to combine (I fixed it now)