Generally depends on personal taste.
1, water chestnuts are actually the sweetest when eaten raw, and if you cook them, about five minutes in a pressure cooker is enough. Steaming will take longer, at least half an hour or more.
2, cooked to fully cooked, cooked through, to color deep black, nail pinch pinch no crunchy sound like raw, generally 10 minutes on high heat can be.
2 How long to cook water chestnuts to eat
Water chestnuts can be eaten directly, or can be boiled and eaten. Boiling in water for 10-20 minutes is enough, and pressure cooker only needs 5 minutes.
Some people like to eat steamed water chestnuts, this is longer and takes 30 minutes.
3 Can pregnant women eat water chestnutsPregnant women should eat water chestnuts with caution.
Water chestnut, also known as groundnut. The fruit is oblate spherical, crisp and sweet, juicy, white and tender flesh, fresh and refreshing. It is rich in starch, calcium, phosphorus, iron, protein, fat, thiamin, niacin, carotene and a variety of vitamins and other nutrients.