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Stir-fried chicken breast with snow peas, mushrooms, water chestnuts, and bean sprouts in a sweet-savory pineapple-ginger sauce with a kick of horseradish. Dinner in 30 minutes flat.

Very popular in Asian restaurants, can be used as a appetizer or main dish, both work very well.

Steak and shrimp wonton filling with marinated beef, lemon-kissed shrimp, water chestnuts, and cilantro. A surf-and-turf twist for fried or boiled dumplings.

Peking shrimp ball soup with handmade ginger-shrimp dumplings, bean thread noodles, mushrooms, and snow peas in a light chicken broth with sherry.

Lettuce cups with ground beef and tofu in a savory chili-garlic, hoisin, and sesame sauce. A lighter take on Chinese lettuce wraps with hidden tofu stretching the beef.

Chinese-style lemon chicken: crispy cornstarch-fried chicken sliced over crisp stir-fried vegetables and drenched in a glossy sweet-tart lemon sauce. The takeout favorite, made fresh at home.

Make-ahead Chinese-style chicken strata with cubed bread, eggs, milk, sesame oil, soy, water chestnuts, and red bell pepper. Overnight breakfast or brunch casserole.

Warm lentil salad with stir-fried carrots, celery, scallions, and water chestnuts tossed in balsamic vinaigrette. High-fiber, diabetic-friendly, and served on crisp lettuce.

Oven-poached fish fillets with water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, snow peas, and scallions in a soy-sesame-ginger court bouillon. A light, elegant Asian seafood dinner ready in 30 minutes.

Fusion pizza with homemade crust, hoisin-ketchup sauce, and stir-fried Chinese sausage, mushrooms, and vegetables. East meets West in this creative, flavor-packed pizza.

Vegetarian sweet and sour stir-fry loaded with snow peas, broccoli, enoki mushrooms, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, and tropical fruit (pineapple, mango, mandarin orange) over rice.

Asian-inspired beef filets crusted in chopped peanuts, water chestnuts, and garlic, then baked and topped with a ginger-orange "August Moon" sauce. A retro fusion main dish for special occasions.

Asian chicken pita: cold chicken salad with pineapple, water chestnuts, and peanut-teriyaki dressing tucked into pita pockets with sprouts. Crunchy lunch ready in 15 minutes.

Chinese stir-fried assorted vegetables in a glossy clear sauce with carved carrots, turnips, mushrooms, baby corn, and optional crab. A showpiece side dish from the wok.

Chinese fried dumplings stuffed with pork, shrimp, water chestnuts, and ginger, served with a hot chili dipping sauce. Crispy, golden, and deeply savory.

Crispy deep-fried mushrooms stuffed with savory pork, water chestnuts, and vegetables. These Chinese appetizers are golden and crunchy, perfect for parties. Makes 24.