The recipe for boiling snails and making snail dipping sauce is standard and delicious as in the store

Hanoi has begun to have a cold weather, this weather, there is nothing better than being with relatives and friends around a bowl of hot boiled snails with the scent of lemon and lemongrass. However, not everyone knows how to boil snails and make simple dipping sauce below.

Boiled snails are a favorite rustic dish of many people regardless of when it’s hot or cold. – Photo: thu.trang.dinh

Prepare materials:

Snail: 2kg

Lemon leaves: 10 leaves

Lemongrass: 5-7 pieces

Salt: 1 teaspoon

Chili: 5

To have a delicious bowl of boiled snails, special attention should be paid to the selection of ingredients. The delicious, big and fat snails are fresh ones that still have their mouths open, when touched, they will close the lid. On the contrary, those that close the lid tightly, indenting deep in are dead snails, shriveled, boiled up will not be delicious, even damaging the pot of snails in general.

It is necessary to remove the punctured, chipped snails that are easy to die, and the smell will affect the whole pot of boiled snails.

Clean snails:

Since snails often live in mud, it is very important to clean the snails before boiling. There are 2 most common ways to clean snails, which are quite simple, which is to soak the snails in a metal pot with rice water for about 3 hours to make sure the snails get rid of the mud and then wash them thoroughly with water for clean snails.

Put the snails in a metal pot and then soak them with chopped chili to keep the seeds intact. Photo: Internet.

Wash the snails after soaking. Note, when washing snails need to rub gently, do not squirrel strongly because according to folk experience, if the squirrel is strong when boiling the snail, it will be easily broken and difficult to tease.

And the second way to make snails release mud faster is to soak the snails with some chopped chili. It only took about 2 hours for the snails to release the mud. Then, take the snail to wash it with water.

Boil snails:

Put snails with crushed lemongrass, lemon leaves, a little salt and a bowl of water in a pot. Add salt so that after boiling the snails, the spices will be absorbed, the food will be more delicious. Then, cover the pot on high heat until the pot of boiling snails comes to a boil, then open the lid and stir well. About 1-2 minutes after the snails are cooked, turn off the heat.

Do not open the lid when the pot of boiled snails has not yet boiled and cook on high heat so that the snails are firm and do not break their intestines.

Do not cook for too long because it will make the snails shriveled, tough, indented and broken when stirring will be very difficult. When boiled snails are cooked, cover the lid to keep the heat and remember to keep the snail broth because after eating the snails, drinking a sip of hot boiled water will feel warm and delicious.

How to make delicious snail dipping sauce like outside

Delicious fish sauce: 2 tablespoonsCooled boiling water: 1 tablespoonRice vinegar: 1 tablespoonSugar: 3 tablespoonsGinger, chili, minced garlicLemongrass: thinly slicedLemon leaves: sliced
Lemon: About 3, can be replaced with kumquat

Although boiled snails are simple, this dish is delicious or not depends on the secret of making the sauce. Photo: Internet.

+ Add sugar, cooled boiled water, ginger, lemongrass, garlic, chili and rice vinegar, lime juice (kumquat) to dissolve, taste sour, sweet.

+ Add fish sauce slowly and mushrooms to taste salty.

Finally, cut the kumquats into thin slices and mix with the above mixture.

+ When eating, scoop the mixed dipping sauce into a bowl and sprinkle some sliced ​​lemon leaves on top, just to have a delicious snail dipping sauce.

After having a pleasant experience, now just enjoy the delicious hot boiled snails with the whole family.

Đăng bởi: Nguyễn PhươngAnh