How to Use water chestnut in a Sentence

water chestnut

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• The meatball is a mixture of pork, lump crabmeat and chopped water chestnuts.
  — Todd A. Price, NOLA.com, 22 May 2018
• Stir in the chicken, water chestnuts and scallions and season with salt and pepper.
  — Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, 4 June 2019
• Combine one cup each of sour cream, mayo and water chestnuts with one bunch of green onions, one box of frozen chopped spinach and one package of vegetable soup mix.
  — Ashley Luthern, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2019
• The best case for casings is a plate of dimpled gyozas, rich with duck confit and gently crisp with water chestnuts.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2020
• Remove pan from heat, stir in water chestnuts, spoon the mixture into lettuce cups and serve.
  — House Beautiful, 30 Jan. 2012
• Pork dumplings with wood ear, bamboo shoots, water chestnut with a black vinegar dipping sauce (hot and sour soup inspired dumpling).
  — oregonlive, 29 Jan. 2020
• Once dessert was on the table—tapioca with fresh coconut, water chestnut and mint leaf—Lindbergh did go home.
  — Sarah Medford, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2021
• Dangerous-looking fruit is from a water chestnut, a plant that has been part of our diet since Neolithic times.
  — Leslie Nemo, Scientific American, 29 June 2021
• In a large bowl, combine beef, oats, water chestnuts, ginger, soy sauce and water; mix lightly, but thoroughly.
  — Atlanta Life, ajc, 16 Mar. 2018
• Butter lettuce filled with ground bison, sweet onion, water chestnut, ginger, carrot, soy and hoisin sauce.
  — Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 6 July 2022
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the minced chicken, shrimp, soy sauce, wine, white pepper, cilantro, water chestnuts, ginger and garlic, and mix thoroughly.
  — Sarah Fritsche, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Mar. 2018
• Recently, Friends of the Blackstone held an invasive water chestnut pull.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 30 June 2022
• Lunch options include spicy chopped chicken livers, stuffed cabbage with chicken, and water chestnuts in green curry.
  — Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2020
• Some are layered with kale, carrot and water chestnuts, others with tofu, mushrooms, Chinese cabbage and dried seaweed.
  — Ann Trieger Kurland, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2019
• Mix shrimp, celery, lemon juice, parsley, water chestnuts and 2 tablespoons mayonnaise in a medium bowl; season with salt and pepper.
  — Ann Maloney, NOLA.com, 23 May 2018
• The entrees, kept warm in cast-iron pots on induction burners, might include hulking meatballs with the pillowy loft of Shanghainese lion’s heads, gaining sweetness and crunch from water chestnuts mixed into the ground beef.
  — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2018
• At the flagship MingHin in Chinatown or other locations get the classics, like tender snow skin shrimp dumplings or hearty golden pork and shrimp siu mai, plus newer pan-fried tofu skin vegetable rolls and subtly sweet water chestnut cakes.
  — Ariel Cheung, chicagotribune.com, 4 Aug. 2021
• Chef Frank Harroun prepares the dishes that include favorites pork sliders, three varieties of empanadas and the appetizer bacon wrapped water chestnuts.
  — Chris Barlow, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2017
• According to the Connecticut River Conservancy, water chestnut infestations impede fishing, hunting, swimming and boating as the plants can cover large areas and grow 16 feet deep.
  — Kathleen McWilliams, courant.com, 11 June 2019

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024