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Home ยป Method ยป Freezing

How to Freeze Bok Choy Without It Turning Mushy!

bok choy
By: Pamela Reed
Posted:6/20/14
Updated:4/22/25

Easy step by step instructions on how to freeze bok choy without it turning mushy. This no blanching method is great for keeping bok choy crisp for stir fries and soups.

large stack of bok choy on table.

Freezing Bok Choy

Can you freeze bok choy?  Yes, you can! I am big on freezing our garden harvest, I freeze green beans, I freeze zucchini, I freeze corn. I grow it, I freeze it.

We have lots of success growing bok choy indooors.   I store some bok choy in the refrigerator, but usually we have way too much and I need to freeze it too. Because I will cry if anything we grow goes to waste I wanted to figure out a simple method to freeze it.

I have tried freezing greens in the past and they’ve turned into mush, but with this method you totally won’t get that mushy mess again.   No, this is not going to make the bok choy remain crisp as if you just brought it home or just picked it, but it’s consistency is going to stay solid enough to use in soups, noodle dishes and bok choy stir fry in brown sauce.

bok choy in freezer bag.

Should I wash bok choy before freezing it?

No! Do not wash your bok choy under water prior to freezing it. If you need to clean up your bok choy, take a moist paper towel and gently wash it down removing the dirt on it, and then pat dry.

It’s important to keep bok choy dry to prevent it from becoming mushy when freezing.

How to Freeze Bok Choy, Step by Step

In this freezing method we aren’t going to blanch the bok choy prior to freezing.   When you blanch you are already adding water to it, no matter how much you dry it.  So without blanching we don’t have to worry about that excess water.  

If you need to clean your bok choy, take a moist paper towel and gently wash it down removing the dirt on it.  Do not wash or soak it under water!

bok choy laying flat on table.

Place bok choy on cutting board and cut it into pieces, both leaves and stems. Looking to keep it whole? Check out my how to freeze whole bok choy.

bok choy chopped up.

Place bok choy in freezer bags. I like to put 2 cups of chopped bok choy into each quart sized bag.

bok choy in freezer bag.

Lay freezer bag down flat and get all the air out of the bag.  I use a straw to suck the air out of each bag.  Seal the bag.

bok choy freezer bag with straw in it sealing it.

Place bok choy in the freezer.

bok choy in freeze door with other frozen vegetables.

Hope this freezing bok choy method helps you!

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Easy step by step instructions on how to freeze bok choy without it turning mushy. This no blanching method is great for keeping bok choy crisp for stir fries and soups.

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  1. Ann Baker says

    May 23, 2025 at 2:14 pm

    Has anyone tried this method and then cooked the frozen bok choy later? How did it turn out? As author said? Or not?

    Reply
  2. Andrea says

    January 11, 2025 at 5:54 pm

    Thank you for that tip! Problem is I already soaked my bok choy in my vegetable cleaning liquid before reading this… oops! Guess I’ll be drying it out for awhile prior to freezing….

    Reply
  3. mary says

    November 5, 2024 at 1:39 pm

    Thank you so much. I’m trying to be vegan so vegetables are very important. I just cook for myself so there can be a lot of product over. Thi is perfect. Hooray!

    Reply
  4. gr8bkset says

    July 1, 2023 at 1:20 pm

    The chopped bok choy can clump together, so I spread them on a plate to freeze before bagging them. My store bought bok choy seem to have no dirt. Hydroponically grown?

    Reply
    • Pamela Reed says

      July 5, 2023 at 9:37 am

      Usually it says if it’s hydroponically grown, but lots of vegetables go through a postharvest rinse to remove dirt/critters. Hope this helps!

      Reply
  5. RS says

    December 10, 2022 at 12:53 am

    I find dating and labeling baggies easier when they are empty. You will always have a flat surface to write on.

    Reply
  6. Pam says

    September 5, 2022 at 12:27 pm

    Will definitely be trying this method. This is the only recipe I have seen that does not call for blanching. A couple of questions: 1) do you wash the bok choy before cooking and 2) do you cook from frozen or do you thaw it first?

    Thank you. I find your website very helpful and have had excellent results with your instructions on storage of leafy green vegetables.

    Reply
  7. Andrea says

    February 18, 2022 at 8:56 pm

    This is awesome! To people asking, and tell me if this is wrong, I’m just going to wash it more when I go to use it. Run it under water at that time.

    I’d love to try growing bok choy, it’s pricey, but I barely get any light in my mostly weeds yard. Any ideas?

    Reply
    • J white says

      May 30, 2023 at 3:40 pm

      Get a Tower Garden.

      Reply
  8. Maree Harding says

    January 16, 2022 at 12:10 am

    I am so happy to be able to freeze bokchoy thanks for the info

    Reply
  9. Lia says

    January 10, 2022 at 1:41 pm

    If u do not have a vacuum sealer (I got mine used off FaceBook MarketPlace for $20), submerge the zip bag of veg under water (leaving the top sticking out) to push most of the air out b4 u put in ur straw ๐Ÿ˜‰

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  10. Fg says

    December 15, 2021 at 2:39 pm

    If u donโ€™t wash the dirt off the Bok Choy including the whole one before freezing. How do you clean it when you take it out to use it?

    It would be helpful to know that. Thx :). Maybe an added line in your post.

    Reply
    • Lia says

      January 10, 2022 at 1:37 pm

      Use a wet paper towel & wipe down the individual leaves & stems b4 u cut it.

      Reply
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