5 Easy Recipes Using Sliced Water Chestnuts

 

Water chestnuts are an ingredient found in many Asian cuisines that are both versatile and crunchy. They can give many dishes a lift! These waterlogged veggies aren't nuts at all; they're tubers that grow in marshes. Characterized by their crispy texture and delicate sweetness, sliced water chestnuts can add a welcome crunch to salads, stir-fries, and appetisers. In this part of the blog, we will show you a total of five example dishes with sliced water chestnuts cooked to the best effect both different presentations for one ingredient and versatility in action.

Crunchy Water Chestnut and Cucumber Salad

This crisp, refreshing dish is a good choice for a light lunch or as an airy al fresco side. This marriage of sliced water chestnuts and crisp cucumbers gives it that crunch which keeps us coming back time and again. For the salad, take one cucumber, slice it up, and combine strings of slices from a botttleful with your drained sliced water chestnuts. Mix in a big bowl. Sprinkle mint leaves on top, tie together for presentation, and then scatter some sesame seeds over the whole thing as decoration. The simple but flavoursome dressing: a little soy sauce mixed into vinegar made with rice together with a few drops of sesame oil. Pour this sauce over your salad, then mix well and serve cold. This salad has a visual appeal, and the taste provides an ideal complement to hearty entrees.

Stir-Fried Chicken with Water Chestnuts

Stir fry is one of the most effective ways to prepare food quickly and healthily.Sliced water chestnut although not only is delicious but it is also well suited for stir-fry recipes. You can serve this stir-fried chicken and water chestnut dish an assortment of ways. First, slice the filet of boneless chicken breast into thin strips.Put into a hot wok with a drop of vegetable oil and fry until the chicken is golden brown and tasty to eat. Next, add your favorite mixed diced vegetables such as multi-colored bell peppers, sugar pea pods or shredded carrots. Toss in a can of vacuum-packed water chestnuts---this gives the dish that wonderful crunchy texture. As for the sauce's ingredients, throw in a dash of honey to sweeten it and mix with soy sauce, garlic, ginger. Stir everything around and serve hot with steamed rice or noodles. Fresh or frozen, as soon as the sweet aroma of this dish wafts into your nostrils and then settles on your tongue it will satisfy not only one but many cravings.

If you want to see the reaction of whatever Party guests you have over these water chestnut and bacon snacks! Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C if fan assisted) and wrap each water chestnut in bacon. You might want to use a cocktail stick to keep everything tidy before putting them on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Bake for about 20-25 minutes until the bacon is crispy. To make the dish even more interesting, roll the bacon wrapped water chestnuts in some brown sugar and cayenne pepper before cooking. The resulting taste is sweet but salty with the crispness of the water chestnut to contrast the meaty bacon! You could have them as a snack any time of day. Nothing quite like this appetizer. They 4.Water Chestnuts with Mushrooms on Fried Rice Fried rice is a dish which can accommodate the most choices. Heat 1 tablespoon of cooking oil in a large frying pan or wok. When the oil is hot, scant two tablespoons finely chopped onions and 2 cloves of crushed garlic. Fry these until they give out an exciting aroma. Add the water chestnuts slices, canned mushroom and mix all together on high heat. When the mushrooms are soft, push the mixture off to one side of the frying pan. Crack in a couple of eggs and cook them like scrambled eggs until set. Finally, tip in steamed rice that has been left over, a big splash of soy sauce and the frozen peas. Stir well until everything is heated through and ready. This recipe is short and easy but totally satisfying. This comes up with very good food for any night!

A fresh bowl of soup from the garden, for those chilly autumn nights there's nothing like it. As a delightfully mouthwatering spicy water chestnut soup, this hot dish is just the thing to heat you through and set your taste conservative a-tingling blissfully. Start off by sautéeing onions and garlic in some cooking oil until they begin to turn translucent. Then add water chestnuts, chopped tomatoes as well as vegetable or chicken broth and bring all of these up to simmering point together. For a fiery taste you can do something more extreme than just use the amount of red peppers that I suggested above. After the soup has simmered for 15 minutes, puree it with an immersion blender until it is smooth. Serve hot and garnish with fresh herbs like coriander or basil. This soup is easy to make and also gives an unusual green Water Chestnut taste that is really very unique.A food like this is truly the right occasion, big or small Sliced water chestnuts have a unique texture: they absorb the flavor of other ingredients well. This makes them suitable for use in everything from soups to appetizers, and from stir-fries to salads. The variety is in how they are cut and what seasonings are used The question is: How much should I make? Or should you go smaller? This versatile ingredient won't go wrong in Five recipes featuring Water ChestnutsFor the convenience of completion and better representation of their versatility, chopped water chestnuts will fill a vacuum. With one simple incorporation how sliced water chestnuts brings more variety and a touch of innovative taste to the culinary preparation from now on, no matter whether you are hosting a dinner or craving some slap-up food.Come inside and try your hand on these recipes!

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