Thai garlic and chilli pak choi

Name: Thai garlic and chilli pak choi
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 400g pak choi, halved or quartered; 1 tbsp rapeseed oil; 4 garlic cloves, sliced; 2 red chillies, sliced; 1 tbsp tamari (gluten free); 1 tsp light brown sugar; 1 lime, juiced

Crunchy pak choi stir fried fast with garlic and chilli. A quick side for any Thai meal.

Time10 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.82 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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400 gpak choihalved or quartered
1 tbsprapeseed oil
4garlic clovessliced
2red chilliessliced
1 tbsptamari (gluten free)
1 tsplight brown sugar
1limejuiced

Method

1
Wash the pak choi and shake it dry.
2
Heat the oil in a wok over a high heat until it is smoking hot.
3
Add the garlic and chilli and stir fry for 15 seconds. Do not let the garlic burn.
0 min 15 s
4
Add the pak choi and stir fry for 2 minutes.
2 min
5
Add the tamari, sugar and 2 tbsp water. Toss for 1 minute until the stalks are just tender.
1 min
6
Squeeze over the lime and serve at once.

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