This is one of those recipes where I got the idea from a chef on the internet but his recipe didn’t work out at all so I had to figure out on how to make it because it did sound interesting to me. I figure that much of the recipe was missing because I had to figure out a lot and I had to change almost everything including the meringues. But in the end meringues are GENIUS and do taste marvelously GREAT on bok choy with black bean sauce. I think the meringues are actually better if you break them up over the bok choy and sauce……Ingredients for around 4 servings. (you might end up with more meringues than you need but they stay fresh for a long time.)

Ingredients for around 4 servings

2 egg whites

2 Tablespoons sugar

1 Tablespoon soy sauce

1/3 teaspoon granulated ginger

1 1/2 lbs bok choy (I got three in my bag) – cut in half long ways

1 teaspoon sesame oil

1 teaspoon peanut oil

1 garlic clove – ground to paste

1/2 teaspoon granulated ginger (fresh is better here butI didn’t have any)

2 Tablespoons black bean sauce

1 Tablespoon sherry

1/4 cup scallions (to finish)

Optional mushrooms (around 5 ounces go well with bok choy and these flavors)

Directions

Preheat oven to 185 degrees F.

Use silicon lined baking sheets.

Whip egg whites to firm peaks. Whip in sugar. Slowly stir in soy sauce and ginger. Give it a little whip if it needs it. Put mixture in a pastry bag and squeeze out little mounds until you are out of mixture. (they spread slightly so leave a little room). They stay in oven till crisp. Timing will differ because size will differ. This will take maybe one hour – 1 1/2 hours.

Fill a sauce pot with water around three quarters high and add a teaspoon of sesame oil. Bring this to a medium boil. Carefully place the bok choy in bulb sides down into the water and let it cook around 2 minutes. Shut off heat and dip the leaves in so they cook slightly. Then remove the bok choy from the water and drain. Put the bok choy in a serving dish. Put to the side. Dump the water out of the pot.

(cook mushrooms if you are adding optional mushrooms)

The pot is still hot so just use it to whip up the sauce. Add a teaspoon of peanut oil. Then add the ginger, garlic, black bean sauce, and sherry. Pour it over the bok choy. Add Meringues and scallions.

Enjoy!