You are craving river snails but don’t know how to cook them so that they are delicious and not fishy, then try these 2 super tasty and incredibly simple methods of grilling river snails with pepper. Let’s join TasteVN in the kitchen to make these 2 delicious grilled dishes right away!
1. Grilled river snails with green pepper
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Grilled River Snails with Green Pepper For 2 people
River snails 1 kg (medium size) Green pepper 50 gr Ginger 1 piece Horn chili 1 piece Garlic 1 bulb Red onion 50 gr Chili sauce 2 tablespoons Fish sauce 2 tablespoons Sugar/ monosodium glutamate a little
Equipment needed
and charcoal stove.
How to choose fresh and delicious green pepper
The best green pepper is when it is just harvested; if this type is not available, you should choose those sold in well-preserved conditions in the refrigerator, with a bright green color, plump, the skin is not bruised, and the peppercorns are still on the branch without falling off.
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How to prepare Grilled Apple Snails with Green Pepper
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Prepare and boil the apple snails
Clean the snails, put them in a large basin with a little chili and chopped ginger, and soak overnight or for at least 2 hours to clean off the slime and dirt. Then rinse thoroughly.
Put the snails in a pot of water with a little chili and boil briefly for 10 minutes. After boiling, remove them and let them drain.
When the snails are completely cool, remove the shell and cut off the tail of the snail to prevent them from bursting when grilled.
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Prepare other ingredients
Peel the onion and garlic, then finely chop them together.
Peel the ginger, rinse it, and then finely chop it.
Remove the seeds from the green pepper, crush a little, and leave the rest whole.
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Mix the sauce
Put the prepared onions, garlic, ginger, and pepper into a large bowl.
Add 2 tablespoons of chili sauce, 2 tablespoons of sugar, 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, and 10ml of filtered water, then stir well.
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Grill the snails
You prepare a charcoal grill, placing the grilling surface high above the charcoal fire.
Put the prepared snails on the grill for 5 minutes or until the snails steam hot.
Add the mixed sauce to each snail, continue grilling until the sauce boils and caramelizes with the strong aroma of green pepper rising, indicating that the snails are cooked.
Tip: While grilling, you should choose a grilling rack with a woven square pattern so that the snails do not flip over, preventing the sauce from spilling out.
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Final Product
You serve the grilled snails with green pepper on a plate accompanied by some Vietnamese coriander and green chili salt, it’s truly wonderful. The snails are chewy, crispy, juicy, and fragrant with the smell of green pepper that just makes you crave!
2. Grilled Snails with Black Pepper
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Grilled Snails with Black Pepper For 2 people
Snails 1 kg (large size) Black pepper 50 gr Chili peppers 2 pieces Ginger 1 piece Shallots 50 gr Garlic 1 bulb Cooking oil a little Fish sauce 2 tablespoons
Tools needed
and charcoal stove.
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How to prepare Grilled apple snails with black pepper
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Prepare and boil the apple snails
Clean the snails, put them in a large bowl with some chili and soak overnight or at least for 2 hours to clean off the slime and dirt. Then rinse thoroughly.
Put the snails in a pot of water with some chilies, boil for 5 minutes. After boiling, remove and discard the shells and let them drain.
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Make the sauce
Add the onion, garlic, chili, and black pepper into a mortar and pound until they release their juice and blend together.
Then add 2 tablespoons of fish sauce along with a little cooking oil and stir well.
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Grilling Snails
You prepare a charcoal stove, placing the grilling surface high above the charcoal fire.
Then place the pre-processed snails on the grill for 5 minutes or until the snails are steaming hot, then pour the prepared sauce into each snail.
Continue grilling until the sauce boils and thickens, then the snails are cooked.
Tip: If you like eggs, you can crack an egg into a bowl, stir well, and pour it into the grilled snails; it’s definitely worth a try!
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Final Product
The Black Pepper Grilled Snails are spicy and fragrant, eliminating the fishy smell of the snails while being chewy and delicious, especially when eaten while they are still hot off the grill, isn’t that wonderful?
Serving this dish with some Vietnamese coriander and a bowl of salt and lime is perfect!
3. Grilled apple snails with green pepper (Recipe shared from TikTok Cooking with TasteVN)
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Grilled apple snails with green pepper (Recipe shared from TikTok Cooking with TasteVN) For 2 people
Apple snails 20 pieces Green pepper 10 gr Chili sauce 2 tablespoons Fish sauce 3 tablespoons Sugar 2 tablespoons Water 1 tablespoon Minced garlic and chili 1 tablespoon Chili powder 1 teaspoon Pork fat 10 ml (if available) Lemongrass 2 stalks
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Tools needed
How to Prepare Grilled Apple Snails with Green Pepper (Recipe shared from TikTok Cooking with TasteVN)
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Prepare the Ingredients
After buying apple snails, wash them clean and soak them overnight with some chopped chili and ginger, or at least for 2 hours to remove the slime and dirt. Then wash them again.
Put the snails in a steamer with some lemongrass for 10 minutes. When the snails cool down, remove the shells and cut off the tails so that they won’t explode when grilling.
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Make Green Pepper Sauce
In a bowl, add 10g of green pepper, 2 tablespoons of chili sauce, 3 tablespoons of fish sauce, 2 tablespoons of sugar, 1 tablespoon of water, 1 tablespoon of minced garlic and chili, and 1 teaspoon of chili powder, then mix the ingredients well.
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Grilled apple snails with green pepper
After steaming and cleaning the apple snails, place them on the grill and add a little pork fat along with green pepper sauce to the snails for grilling, grill until the sauce is bubbling and thick, soaking into the snails, then enjoy!
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Final Product
Grilled apple snails with green pepper, served with a bit of Vietnamese cilantro and green chili salt, is truly wonderful. The snails are chewy and crunchy, combined with the spicy and flavorful green pepper sauce, making it extremely delicious. Wishing you all success in making it!
How to choose fresh and delicious apple snails
- To have a delicious dish, you should choose live snails. Determine if the snails are alive by touching the snail’s operculum; if the snail closes its operculum tightly, it is alive; otherwise, it means the snail is dead.
- Live snails usually have a light smell, not a foul odor. Dead snails often have a very unpleasant rotten smell.
- You can distinguish between live and dead snails by placing them in a basin of water. If the spiral part of the snail turns upwards and feels light when lifted, it means the snail is dead. At this point, you need to remove them immediately to avoid affecting the other snails as well as the quality of the dish.
- Fat, delicious snails usually have the operculum close to the outer edge of the shell. Snails with their operculum deeply recessed are thin and not tasty.
How to clean apple snails of sand without slime
- You should soak the apple snails in a metal basin because snails will expel all the dirt when in contact with metal. If you don’t have a metal basin, you can place a few metal utensils like knife, fork, etc., into the basin and continue soaking the snails for about 1 – 2 hours.
- It’s best to soak the snails in rice water so they can expel all the dirt quickly. If you can’t prepare rice water in time, you can soak them in cold water and add about 3 – 4 chili peppers.
- You can also soak the snails in a mixture of lemon, vinegar, and chili. Just mix these ingredients together and then soak the snails, and they will quickly expel the mud for cooking.
- If you use live snail meat to directly prepare dishes, you need to massage the snail meat with vinegar, lemon, or a little salt. Doing this will help the snails be cleaned of slime and significantly reduce the fishy smell when cooked.
- When boiling snails, you need to boil them with fragrant ingredients like ginger, lemongrass, lime leaves, etc., to reduce the fishy smell of the snails. You can also add a bit of fermented rice, fermented rice can also effectively reduce the fishy smell of snails.
- You should put the fragrant ingredients at the bottom of the pot first, then place the snails on top to boil. When boiling, only add about half a small cup of water so that when the snails are cooked, they won’t release too much water and retain their sweetness.
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