Chinese Chicken With Water Chestnuts Recipes

CASHEW CHICKEN WITH WATER CHESTNUTS

Steps:

• Dissolve the cornstarch in the chicken broth, and stir in the soy sauce, ginger, and hot sauce; set aside. Heat half of the oil in a wok or large skillet over high heat. Stir in the chicken; cook and stir until the chicken is no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Remove the chicken from the wok, and set aside.
• Pour the remaining tablespoon of oil into the wok, and stir in the onion, green bell pepper, and water chestnuts. Cook and stir until the chestnuts are hot, and the onion has softened, about 5 minutes more. Stir up the sauce to redistribute the cornstarch, then pour into the wok, and bring to a boil. Add the reserved chicken, and stir until the sauce thickens, and the chicken is hot. Sprinkle with cashews to serve.

STIR-FRIED CHICKEN WITH BROCCOLI, WATER CHESTNUTS AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• Set a wok over high heat and add the peanut oil. Be sure to swirl the wok to get the oil to coat most of the pan. Once the oil smokes, quickly add the garlic, ginger, green onions and chicken to the wok. Saute, stirring continuously until the chicken in lightly browned, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add the red peppers and saute for another 1 minute. Add the water chestnuts and broccoli and saute for another minute. Add the soy sauce and sesame oil and reduce for 30 seconds. Add the chicken stock, slurry and season with salt and pepper. Use a paddle to toss the ingredients and be sure that the stock comes to a boil. Cook at a boil for 2 to 3 minutes, before serving over steamed rice.

CHICKEN WITH CHESTNUTS

Steps:

• Stir together sugar, wine, soy sauce, oyster sauce, and water in a medium bowl, then set aside.
• Cut chicken through bones into 1-inch pieces with a cleaver. Add chicken to a 4-quart pot of boiling water and simmer briskly, uncovered, 5 minutes. Drain chicken in a colander and when cool enough to handle remove any skin, excess fat, and tiny bone shards.
• Heat vegetable oil in a wok over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then stir-fry ginger and garlic until golden, 1 to 2 minutes, and transfer to a plate with a slotted spoon. Add half of chicken to wok and stir-fry until golden, about 2 minutes, then transfer to plate with ginger and garlic. Stir-fry remaining chicken with chestnuts until golden, about 2 minutes. Return chicken, ginger, and garlic from plate to wok, then add soy mixture. Cover wok and cook chicken over moderate heat until sauce is reduced by half, about 25 minutes. Remove lid and cook over moderately high heat, stirring frequently, until sauce is thickened and just coats chicken, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in sesame oil. Serve sprinkled with scallion.

CHICKEN WITH WATER CHESTNUTS

Steps:

• Precook chicken with sliced onion, salt and pepper at 350°. If using boneless it is about 30 minute 5 minutes longer for bone-in chicken.
• Cool, remove from bone, discard skin. Cut into bite sized pieces, including the onion. Set aside.
• In a large bowl combine soup, mayonnaise, celery and drained water chestnuts. Add chicken and mix together.
• Spread in a greased 9x13 baking pan.
• Combine stuffing mix with melted butter/margarine. Spread over chicken mixture and bake 45 minutes at 350° until lightly brown and bubbly at the edges.
• (I use Bell's stuffing mix. I have used others and it has been fine, but Stove Top is not the type to use.I have used light mayo and reduced fat soup but it's not as tasty).

LA CHOY CHINESE CHICKEN WITH WATER CHESTNUTS

Steps:

• Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces. In medium bowl, combine chicken, 1 Tbsp cornstarch, egg white, and salt. Stir to coat. Refrigerate 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl combine chicken broth, soy sauce, 2 Tbsp cornstarch, and sugar. Mix well and set aside.
• Heat 2 Tbsp Peanut oil in wok or large skillet over medium high heat. Add chicken and stir-fry until no longer pink; remove and set aside.
• Saute ginger and garlic in remaining oil for 1 minute. Add peapods and stir-fry until crisp-tender.
• Add chicken and cornstarch mixture back into skillet. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens.
• Serve immediately with rice or noodles.