Apple snail is a rustic ingredient, easy to buy, and can be transformed into many delicious dishes. Today, TasteVN will guide you on 2 ways to make delicious stir-fried apple snails with pineapple and sour spicy bamboo shoots, extremely simple. Let’s head to the kitchen to make these 2 stir-fried dishes right away!
1. Stir-fried apple snails with pineapple
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Preparation time
20 minutes
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Difficulty level
Easy
Ingredients for Stir-fried apple snails with pineapple Serves 3
Apple snails 1 kg Pineapple 1/2 fruit Chuc leaves 10 leaves (or lime leaves) Lemongrass 5 stalks Bird’s eye chili 3 fruits Kumquat 5 fruits Horn chili 1 fruit Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Sugar/ seasoning powder a little
How to choose delicious pineapples
- You should choose pineapples that have a bright yellow color from the stem to the end, or maybe some spots are still green. Those are ripe, sweet fruits.
- When holding a good pineapple, you will feel it is firm, not too soft, with a characteristic fragrant smell. Additionally, round, short fruits will have more flesh compared to long cylindrical ones.
- You should avoid choosing fruits that are turning brown or red as they are overripe, and the top will be dry and not tasty. Also, avoid buying fruits that are soft, with wrinkled skin, and when pressed, they feel indented.
How to make Stir-fried Snails with Fragrant Pineapple
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Prepare the snails
You smash the tail (the bottom part) of the apple snails, then rinse the snails 3 – 4 times with water and let them drain.
How to clean snails while still keeping the shell intact
You soak the snails in rice water and add 2 – 3 chili peppers, then soak for 3 – 4 hours to allow the snails to release all the mud and slime, then rinse with clean water 3 – 4 times.
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Prepare other ingredients
You smash the lemongrass and cut it into 5cm pieces, slice the bird’s eye chili, and julienne the bell pepper.
You crush the chives, cut the kumquat in half and squeeze out the juice, finely chop the peel.
When buying pineapple, you ask the seller to cut off the eyes or cut them off at home, then cut it in half and chop into bite-sized pieces. Take 5 pieces of pineapple to blend or pound into a paste, then strain to get the pineapple juice.
Quick way to peel pineapple without cutting off the eyes:Cut off the head and tail of the pineapple. Then, use a knife to deeply peel the pineapple skin vertically from top to bottom. The deep cut removes the eyes of the pineapple.
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Blanch the snails
You put a pot of water on the stove, turn on medium heat and wait for it to boil, then add 1 tablespoon of seasoning, 2 smashed lemongrass stalks, then add the snails and blanch for about 1 minute before removing them to drain.
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Stir-fry snails
You put a pan on the stove and turn on high heat, wait for the pan to heat up then add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil to sauté the lemongrass.
Next, you add the chives and apple snails, 2 chili peppers, season with 1.5 tablespoons of seasoning, add the fragrant and extracted essence and stir-fry for about 4 minutes then turn off the heat.
Make the dipping salt with calamondin: You put into a bowl 2 tablespoons of seasoning, 2 teaspoons of sugar, 2 tablespoons of calamondin juice, 2 tablespoons of calamondin zest, and 1 chili pepper, then mix well.
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Finished Product
Stir-fried apple snails have an appealing aroma from lemongrass and chives, with the snail meat being sweet and chewy, and the snail juice is very rich. If you don’t like dipping it with salty lime, you can dip the snails in sweet and sour ginger sauce. This dish can be a snack or finger food, while using a toothpick to pick the snails and chatting is really interesting.
2. Stir-fried Bamboo Shoots with Snails
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Stir-fried Bamboo Shoots with Snails For 4 people
Fresh bamboo shoots 1 kg Stuffed snails or apple snails 200 gr Shiso leaves 100 gr Pepperleaf 100 gr Minced garlic 1 teaspoon Snail juice 1 cup (if available) Vinegar 2 tablespoons Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Salt/ MSG A little
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How to prepare Stir-fried Snails with Bamboo Shoot
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Prepare the ingredients
After buying the snails, wash them and rub them with vinegar and salt to remove the fishy smell and slime.
You need to check carefully and ensure that you cut off all the orange-colored stomach parts of the snails. For larger snails, use a knife to cut them in half, while keeping the smaller snails whole.
Next, place a pot on the stove and boil water with 1 teaspoon of salt. Then, add all the snail meat and blanch for about 5 minutes, then rinse with cold water to make the snails crispy.
For the betel leaves and perilla, wash them thoroughly and cut them into thin strips.
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Boiling bamboo shoots
You boil another pot of water and add the bamboo shoots to cook on low heat for about 10 – 15 minutes to remove toxins. Then, you take the bamboo shoots out and rinse them with cold water.
If you are using leaf bamboo shoots, use a knife to shred the bamboo into bite-sized pieces. After shredding, soak the bamboo shoots in cold water mixed with 1 teaspoon of salt to keep the shoots crispy and prevent them from browning.
If you are using root bamboo shoots, slice them thinly. Then, boil water with 1 teaspoon of salt. When the water is boiling, add the bamboo shoots and cook thoroughly until the water boils again to remove toxins and bitterness from the bamboo shoots.
Once the bamboo shoots are boiled, soak them in cold water to maintain their crispness, then rinse them 2 – 3 times until the water runs clear without yellow color.
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Cooking the dish
You place a pan on the stove, then add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil and 1 teaspoon of minced garlic, frying until the garlic is fragrant and golden.
Next, you add the prepared snail meat and stir-fry briefly with 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of seasoning. Once the snails are stir-fried, place them on a separate plate.
Note: Do not stir-fry the snail meat for too long as this will make it tough and less enjoyable to eat.Next, you use a pan to continue stir-frying the bamboo shoots, stirring evenly for about 2 minutes, then add 1 bowl (rice bowl) of snail water and cook over high heat.
Once the water in the pan boils, add the stir-fried snail meat and stir well.
Then, add the shredded Vietnamese coriander and wild betel leaves, season to taste according to your family’s preference, and turn off the heat.
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Final Product
The dish of stir-fried snails with bamboo shoots is delicious and steaming hot. The yellow color of the bamboo shoots combined with a little green from the Vietnamese coriander and wild betel leaves makes the dish more visually appealing. When you eat it, you will experience the crunchy snail meat combined with the light fragrance of bamboo shoots, Vietnamese coriander, and wild betel leaves, which is extremely attractive.
How to choose delicious apple snails
- For apple snails with shells: You should choose live snails by gently touching the snail’s operculum; if the snail tightly closes its operculum, it is still alive. At the same time, choose snails that are medium-sized and have operculum close to the outer edge of the shell, which indicates that the snail is plump and delicious. The snails should not have any unpleasant or foul odors.
- For prepared apple snail meat: Choose apple snails with a new expiration date (when buying at the supermarket), the snail meat should be firm, not watery and slimy, and without any foul smell.
How to clean snails to reduce slime
For whole apple snails
- Method 1: Soak apple snails overnight in rice water with a little chopped chili.
- Method 2: Soak snails in a basin of water containing metal items like forks, knives, etc., for about 2 hours to allow the snails to expel dirt.
- Method 3: Soak snails in a mixture of water containing vinegar, lemon, and chili.
For extracted apple snail meat
- Method 1: Rub with coarse salt and rinse with clean water.
- Method 2: Rub with vinegar (or lemon) and rinse with water.
- Method 3: Rub with coarse salt and vinegar, then rinse with water.
So TasteVN has revealed to you 2 ways to make stir-fried snail with lemongrass and bamboo shoots that are delicious, appealing, and extremely simple. Let’s get into the kitchen and make it right away for your friends and family to enjoy! Wishing you success with this dish!
