349 water chestnut recipes

A Chinese inspired stir-fry dish is wrapped into lettuce leaves to serve, and enjoy all the yummy goodness in one wrap!

Making pot stickers are pretty much as same as making dumplings, the only thing different is how to cook them. Instead of boiling in the water, we fry them in a nonstick skillet with a bit oil, which really develops a layer of golden, brown and crispy bottoms with great texture. Serve these yummy pot stickers with a mixture of rice vinegar, a little bit soy sauce, a dash of sesame oil and splash of hot pepper oil.

This was very easy to prepare, but I would double the chili paste next time and add some "red" to it- i.e. red bell pepper or carrots.

An authentic Chinese Shrimp Wonton soup. Prepared wonton wrappers make preparation easy.

A light yet delicious Chinese dumpling soup. The dumpings are made with several kinds of veggies, smoked tofu, shiitake mushrooms, water chest nuts, and black fungus, tossed with soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil. Simply wrap it up with store-bought wonton or dumpling wraps.

Quick, easy and tasty, nothing is quite like a Chinese stir-fry. This dish has several kinds of vegetables and soy-sesame sauce that are stir-fried together. Serve it over a bed of rice to make a simply delicious meal.

The flavor was combination was excellent. Next time will add some whole dried chili peppers to give it a bit more kick. We served it over brown rice and could hardly stop eating it.

This stir fry is sweet and as fiery as you want to make it with Sriracha sauce. This recipe uses beef, but you could substitute chicken or shrimp. It's quick and easy to make, and is impressively attractive.

Chinese chicken with cashews stir-fried in a wok with green pepper, water chestnuts, and hoisin imperial sauce. Velveted chicken stays silky and tender.

Pressed duck simmered with five spice, coated in water chestnut flour, steamed, then deep-fried until crisp. Served with sweet and sour plum sauce and toasted almonds.

Chicken livers wrapped in bacon with water chestnuts, pan-fried until crispy. A classic rumaki-style appetizer with just four ingredients, ready in 30 minutes.

Minced shrimp, bacon, and water chestnuts shaped into bite-sized balls and fried golden in a wok. Crunchy outside, tender inside, these make a crowd-pleasing appetizer.

Sauteed crookneck squash with onions, golden water chestnuts and a splash of olive oil. A tender Southern side with surprise crunch in every bite.

Wok-braised asparagus with bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, celery, and fresh mushrooms. Start with a high-heat stir-fry, cover and braise for tender-crisp results, finish with cashews.

Filipino beef and bean sprouts lumpia: crisp golden spring rolls packed with ground beef, crunchy water chestnuts, and fresh mung bean sprouts seasoned with patis. Sealed with a quick flour paste and fried until shatteringly crisp.

Nesselrode pudding pie folds sweetened chestnut puree and candied chestnuts into vanilla-spiked whipped cream and gelatin-set custard. The 19th-century holiday classic in pie form.