This is a quick and easy meal full of powerful flavor that you can throw together in minutes from a handful of cupboard ingredients. The starring green is delicate baby bok choy which is lavished with ginger, chili, and crispy garlic, then braised just enough to make it tender with a bit of a bite. Serve it on green onion-studded rice, top it with an egg, and you’re done.
Crush your peppercorns
Place the Sichuan peppercorns in a small paper bag or between parchment paper and bash with a rolling pin to crush.
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Spicy Ginger and Garlic Braised Bok Choy with Egg and Rice

Ingredients
- 1 cup jasmine rice
- 1 Tbsp sesame oil
- 1 Thai chili
- 6 cloves garlic peeled and sliced crosswise
- 1 inch piece of gingerroot sliced into matchsticks
- 1 tsp Sichuan peppercorns crushed with a rolling pin (see tip)
- 4 in baby bok choy quartered, rinsed, and heldcold water
- 1 Tbsp seasoned rice vinegar
- 2 green onions green and white parts sliced
- 1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 4 organic eggs
- 1 tsp black sesame seeds
Instructions
- Cook rice according to package directions. Keep warm.
- In large skillet, on medium-high, heat sesame oil and sauté chili, garlic, and ginger for about 2 minutes, stirring constantly to keep garlic from burning. Add crushed peppercorns. Lower heat slightly, drain bok choy pieces and, without drying them, add to pan and sauté for a further 2 minutes, stirring constantly. The garlic should start to get crispy, but if it doesn’t, turn heat up slightly. Add vinegar and remove from heat.
- Add green onions to cooked rice and stir to combine.
- Place a scoop of rice on each of 4 plates, place 4 quarters of bok choy on top, being sure to include crispy garlic, chili, and ginger. To a skillet, add 1 Tbsp olive oil and fry eggs. Place one fried egg on each plate atop rice and bok choy. Sprinkle with black sesame seeds.