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
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Stir in the chicken, water chestnuts and scallions and season with salt and pepper.
—Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, 4 June 2019
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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
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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
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Remove pan from heat, stir in water chestnuts, spoon the mixture into lettuce cups and serve.
—House Beautiful, 30 Jan. 2012
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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
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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
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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
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In a large bowl, combine beef, oats, water chestnuts, ginger, soy sauce and water; mix lightly, but thoroughly.
—Atlanta Life, ajc, 16 Mar. 2018
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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
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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
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Recently, Friends of the Blackstone held an invasive water chestnut pull.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 30 June 2022
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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