Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts Recipe (Rumaki) (2024)

FAQs

How long to cook rumaki in the oven? ›

Wrap each half slice of bacon around one chicken liver half and a slice of water chestnut. Secure by skewering with small skewers or toothpicks. Carefully place Rumaki on baking sheet about 1 inch apart. Preheat oven to 400 degrees and bake for 30 minutes turning with tongs once.

Rumaki or rumake is an hors d'oeuvre of Tiki culture origin. It was popularly served at Trader Vic's and other Polynesian restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s.

Canned water chestnuts should be rinsed under cool, running water. To remove the "tinny" taste, soak the rinsed water chestnuts in fresh water with 1 teaspoon of baking soda for 10 minutes before slicing or chopping for various recipes.

We recommend baking bacon at 400 degrees F. For most recipes, you'd wait for the oven to preheat before you start baking. When baking bacon, however, we suggest sliding the sheet pan into the cold oven so the bacon sits inside as the oven comes to temperature.

: a cooked appetizer consisting of pieces of usually marinated chicken liver wrapped together with sliced water chestnuts in bacon slices.

This traditional hot appetizer is always a crowd pleaser. Chicken livers and water chestnuts are marinated in a simple, savory sauce, then wrapped with bacon and fried.

“Mareum” in Korean means “a water plant which bears large appetizing fruit,” and this nutritious plant has been used as a food source for over 500 years. The water chestnut was documented in Korea as far back as the 16th century.

Chinese Water Chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis): This is the most common and widely available variety of water chestnut. It has a brownish-black, bulbous corm with a crisp, white flesh. Chinese water chestnuts are commonly used in Asian cuisines and are known for their sweet and nutty flavor.

Water chestnuts must be hand-harvested and processed; therefore, they are somewhat expensive. However, since a little goes a long way, water chestnuts are not too dear to be used often.

Can you eat water chestnuts straight from the can? ›

Canned water chestnuts are ready to eat. I recommend draining them and soaking them in water for about 15 minutes before using them though. Doing so helps to draw out the flavor of the brine they add to the can. You don't need to cook chestnuts, but like many foods they taste better heated to most people.

The name "water chestnut" comes from the fact that it resembles a chestnut in shape and coloring (it has papery brown skin over white flesh), but the water chestnut is actually not a nut at all—it is an aquatic tuber (rootlike part of a plant) that grows in freshwater marshes.

Because of its high fibre content, overeating water chestnuts might give you stomach problems. A sudden increase in dietary fibre may cause stomach pain and gas. Therefore, stick to moderate amounts and avoid overeating.

The low glycemic index of water chestnut and high fiber content can help you manage diabetes. They do not produce sudden rises in blood sugar levels. The fiber slows the absorption of sugar in the bloodstream and supports blood sugar control.

Other vegetables that don't count towards your 5 A Day are yams, cassava and plantain.

How to cook bacon in a frying pan. Put 1 tbsp sunflower or vegetable oil in a frying pan and heat over a medium-high heat until hot. Add the bacon and cook for 2-4 mins on each side, depending on how crispy you like it.

For a Crowd, Fire up the Oven

Arrange slices 1/2 inch apart. Bake at 400°F for 14 to 15 minutes for chewy bacon or 16 to 18 minutes for crispy bacon. Drain on a plate lined with paper towels.

Cook the bacon for 4-5 minutes on each side for a perfectly cooked piece of bacon (not too rubbery and not too crispy. For a rubbery piece of bacon, cook for 2-3 minutes on each side. For a crispy piece of bacon, cook for 5-6 minutes on each side. Repeat until all of the bacon is cooked.