Shrimp With Water Chestnuts Recipes

CHINESE SHRIMP CAKES

Steps:

• Pat the shrimp dry with a paper towel. Lightly "smash" them with the side of a knife, and coarsely chop them. Be careful not mince the shrimp into pieces that are too small.
• Split a small carrot (about 50 g) in half crosswise and then lengthwise, and blanch the pieces in boiling water for about 2 minutes until lightly softened. Drain and finely dice the blanched carrot.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the coarsely chopped shrimp, finely diced carrot, minced water chestnuts, ¼ cup cilantro, 1 teaspoon grated ginger, 2 teaspoons Shaoxing wine, ½ teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon ground white pepper, 2 teaspoons oyster sauce, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, ¼ teaspoon sugar, 1 teaspoon cornstarch, and 1 egg white. Whip everything together for about 5 to 10 minutes in one direction, until the mixture is sticky and all ingredients are well combined. You should be able to gather it into one big smooth ball with a rubber spatula, i.e. it should be sticky and cohesive.
• Now, heat a flat bottomed frying pan over medium high heat (nonstick or cast iron works best), until it starts to smoke lightly. Add 2 tablespoons oil and turn the heat down to medium. Take a large spoonful of the shrimp mixture, and use another spoon to form a ball. You can also do this with oiled hands.
• Drop it into the pan and quickly press it into a disc. (To avoid sticking, you can brush the spoons with oil beforehand.)
• Pan-fry each side for about 3 minutes, until golden brown. Add the last tablespoon of oil if needed during pan-frying.

BACON WRAPPED SHRIMP AND WATER CHESTNUTS RECIPE

Steps:

• BACON WRAPPED SHRIMP: Wrap one piece of bacon around one shrimp and one water chestnut. Repeat. Melt half the butter in a large skillet and cook bacon wrapped shrimp until bacon is brown and crispy, approximately 3 minutes per side. Remove from skillet and set aside. Repeat with remaining butter and bacon wrapped shrimp. Preheat broiler. CREAMY HORSERADISH SAUCE: Bring cream cheese to room temperature. Then, place all sauce ingredients in a medium bowl and blend well. Season. Spoon sauce over bacon wrapped shrimp and water chestnuts. Broil until golden brown. Serve warm.

GINGER SHRIMP WITH SNOW PEAS AND WATER CHESTNUTS

Steps:

• Toss shrimp with salt, add wine and marinate 20 minute to several hours. Drain shrimp and reserve marinade. Heat wok on high heat, add oil. Add ginger, stir-fry until fragrant and add shrimp. Stir-fry until shrimp are opaque, 2 to 4 minutes depending on size. Add snow peas and water chestnuts; stir-fry until just heated through. Add reserved marinade, soy sauce and cornstarch mixture. Bring to boil and cook until sauce thickens. Serve immediately.

SHRIMP WITH SNOW PEAS AND WATER CHESTNUTS

Steps:

• Toss shrimp with salt, add wine and marinate 20 minute to several hours. Drain shrimp and reserve marinade. Heat wok on high heat, add oil. Add ginger, stir-fry until fragrant and add shrimp. Stir-fry until shrimp are opaque, 2 to 4 minutes depending on size. Add snow peas and wter chestnuts; stir-fry until just heated through. Add reserved marinade, soy sauce and cornstarch mixture. Bring to boil and cook until sauce thickens. Serve immediately.

CASHEW SHRIMP WITH WATER CHESTNUTS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, place 2 cups warm water and add 1 teaspoon salt; stir to dissolve. Place the shrimp in the salt water and swirl. Leave the shrimp in salt water for 5 minutes, then rinse with cold water, drain and pat dry with paper towels. Using a sharp knife, cut the shrimp into 3/4 inch diced pieces.
• Mix all sauce ingredients together in a small bowl.
• Bring a saucepan of water to a boil. Place the celery and carrots in boiling water for 1 minute. Remove from heat and rinse with cold water until cooled. Set aside.
• Heat the oil to 325 degrees F.
• Fry cashews until light brown (watch carefully as they burn easily). Drain on paper towel.
• Add the diced shrimp to the oil and blanch for 5 seconds. Remove shrimp with a slotted spoon from oil and remove oil from the wok.
• Reheat wok until hot and add minced garlic and all the diced vegetables. Add the diced shrimp, sprinkle with the rice wine and stir-fry for 10 seconds. Add the sauce mixture and stir until the sauce thickens, about 1 minute. Remove to platter and sprinkle cashews over top. Serve.

SHRIMP WITH SNOW PEAS AND WATER CHESTNUTS

Steps:

• Peel and devein shrimp. Combine the sherry and soy sauce in a medium bowl and add shrimp. Marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat a wok or large skillet over high heat and add the oil. Add ginger and stir-fry for 1 minute. Add the shrimp (reserving the marinade) and cook until light pink, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add mushrooms and snow peas and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, until the snow peas are bright green and crisp-tender. Add scallions and water chestnuts and stir-fry until just heated through.
• Add the reserved marinade and cornstarch mixture. Bring to a boil and cook until the sauce thickens. Serve.

SHRIMP WITH WATER CHESTNUTS

Steps:

• In a bowl mix shrimp, garlic, onion, chestnuts and mushrooms.
• In a skillet in hot oil add shrimp mixture.
• Cook stirring constantly, until shrimp are pink and tender (about 3 minutes).
• In a bowl mix cornstarch and sherry.
• Stir until all is dissolved.
• Stir in sugar, salt, soy sauce and chicken broth.
• Pour mixture over shrimp.
• Cook, stirring constantly until slightly thickened.
• Serve over rice.