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Preparation
45 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
You have enjoyed the grilled garlic snails with chili salt, and you remember its flavor and want to recreate it. So today, let’s go to the kitchen with Điện máy XANH to learn how to make this grilled dish.
Ingredients for Grilled Garlic Snails with Chili Salt For 2 people
Garlic snails 1 kg Chili 4 pieces Garlic 4 cloves Lemon 2 pieces Honey 3 teaspoons Satay 1 teaspoon Common spices a little (salt/sugar/MSG)
How to choose fresh and delicious garlic snails
- Choose snails with a firm body inside the shell, still alive, and have a reaction when touched; take them immediately into the shell.
- Fresh snails should have a thin layer near the outside of the shell; when touched, they should retract.
- Do not buy snails with a deep layer in the shell, the body forming a soft mass, as they are dead or spoiled.
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How to prepare Grilled garlic snails with chili salt
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Prepare the snails
Soak the garlic snails you bought in water mixed with salt and lemon for about 1 hour, allowing the snails to expel all the slime and sand. Next, rinse with clean water several times and let drain.
Tips to clean snails, removing sand- You can soak the snails in diluted lemon juice for about 1 hour to help them release all the sand. After that, rinse with clean water several times.
- Soaking snails in water with a few slices of chili will help the snails quickly expel the sand outside due to the spiciness of the chili. This is the fastest and most effective way to clean snails.
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Prepare the ingredients
Peel the garlic, wash it clean, crush it, then finely chop. Remove the stems from the chilies, wash them clean, and let them dry.
Wash the lemons clean, cut them in half, and squeeze out the juice.
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Boil the snails
Place a pot on the stove, turn on high heat, then add the snails and filtered water. The amount of water should be just enough to cover the snails, cover the lid, and boil for about 15 – 20 minutes. When the snails are soft and easy to remove the meat from the shell, they are cooked.
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Make the chili salt for the snails
In a bowl, add 1.5 teaspoons of salt, 2 teaspoons of sweet powder, 4 teaspoons of sugar, 4 chili peppers, minced garlic, 3 teaspoons of honey, 1 teaspoon of chili powder, lime juice, mix well so that the spices blend together.
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Preparation of boiled snails
After boiling the snails, take them out and use a fork to extract the snail meat, discarding the liver, cleaning off any sand, then use scissors to cut them into small bite-sized pieces.
Next, add 10 teaspoons of prepared sauce to the snail dish, mixing well to allow the ingredients to absorb the flavor.
Then, put the snail meat back into the shells and place them back on the grilling tray.
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Grilling snails
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius 15 minutes before grilling the snails.
Place the snail tray in the oven and grill for about 10 minutes at a temperature of 170 degrees Celsius.
Once the time is up, simply take them out and enjoy.
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Finished Product
The grilled garlic snails with chili salt are now complete, offering a delicious flavor, with soft snail meat paired with a dipping sauce that is both sour and spicy, very enticing. The dish will taste even better when served with green chili salt.
You have gone through the steps to make grilled garlic snails with chili salt with Điện máy XANH. Now, you can successfully prepare this dish. Show off your cooking skills right away for family and friends to enjoy!
*Refer to the recipe and images from the YouTube channel Jenny Vlog
