2 Ways to Cook Delicious, Refreshing, Easy-to-Make Snail Noodle Soup with Dọc Mùng and Meatballs at Home

Preparing the Snails

The snail meat you buy should be rubbed with vinegar and salt to remove the fishy smell. For apple snails, you need to carefully check the orange stomach part and remove it completely.

For larger snails, you can use a knife or a scissors to cut them in half, while keeping the smaller snails whole.

Next, you place a pot on the stove and boil water with 1 teaspoon of salt, then pour in the snails to blanch and remove them to rinse with cold water.

Prepare other ingredients

First, peel the vegetable and slice it. As you slice, drop the pieces into a bowl of bowl of salted water.

Next, put on gloves and squeeze the vegetable to extract the water. After about 5 – 6 squeezes, wring out the vegetable until it’s dry.

Then, boil a pot of water with 1 teaspoon of salt, add the prepared vegetable and blanch for about 2 minutes, then remove it and place it in a bowl of ice water to keep it crunchy.

Cut 2 pieces of tofu into bite-sized cubes, then heat a pan on the stove, add cooking oil and fry the tofu until golden, then remove and drain the oil.

Wash the tomatoes, remove the stems, and cut them into wedges. Similarly, wash the green onions, perilla leaves, and betel leaves, then chop them finely.

Soak the vermicelli you bought in boiling water briefly and then drain in a colander.

Cooking the dish

First, you heat a pan on the stove, add minced onion and garlic along with a little cooking oil to sauté until fragrant, then add the snail meat and stir-fry quickly over high heat, then add chopped Vietnamese pepper leaves and 1/4 teaspoon of salt.

Be careful not to stir-fry the snails for too long as the meat will become tough; once done, turn off the heat and set the snails aside on a plate.

Next, place a pot on the stove, add a little cooking oil, and when the oil is hot, add the chopped tomatoes along with 1/2 teaspoon of salt and stir-fry until the tomatoes are cooked, then pour in about 500ml of filtered water.

Wait for the pot to boil, then add the jute to cook until it boils again, then reduce the heat to a gentle simmer. Next, add the fried tofu and pour in 2 tablespoons of fermented rice into the broth, seasoning with fish sauce and monosodium glutamate to taste.

Finally, add the remaining green onions, perilla leaves, and Vietnamese pepper leaves, stir once more to complete.

When eating, place the blanched noodles into a bowl, then add the meatballs and 1 spoonful of stir-fried snails, pour the broth over, and serve hot with fresh herbs like lettuce, basil, Vietnamese balm, and thinly sliced banana flower.

Final Product

The delicious snail noodle dish is a combination of the chewiness of the snail, the softness of the tofu, and the distinctive flavor of other ingredients.

The dish is best enjoyed hot, accompanied by a bit of fresh vegetables. This will be an interesting choice for those days when you don’t know what to eat!

Prepare the ingredients

Buy the apple snails and remove the snail guts, keeping only the head, then wash it thoroughly. After that, take 50 grams of chopped apple snails and keep the remaining 150 grams whole.

Crush and finely chop the ginger and shallots.

Finely chop the chili peppers in a similar manner.

Wash the perilla leaves and chop them finely.

Wash the tomatoes and cut them into wedges.

Wash the tofu, drain it, then cut it into small square pieces and fry until golden brown.

Make snail meatballs

Put 150 grams of pork paste and 50 grams of chopped apple snails into a bowl.

Add 1/2 teaspoon of chopped ginger, 1/2 teaspoon of chopped chili, 1/2 teaspoon of shallots, and 1/2 teaspoon of perilla leaves, then mix well.

Then, form this mixture into small round meatballs.

Cooking the broth

You place a pot on the stove, sauté shallots with annatto oil until fragrant, then add the apple snails and 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, stirring well.

Continue to stir on low heat for about 5 minutes, then remove the snails and place them in a small bowl.

Next, add tomatoes and stir until cooked, then add 1 liter of water and season with 1 tablespoon of seasoning and 1 tablespoon of seasoning powder into the pot.

When the water boils, add 150 grams of apple snails and fried tofu into the pot. Continue to cook for about 5 to 10 minutes until the snails are cooked through.

Final product

Add noodles to a bowl, then ladle the broth and the cooked ingredients over the noodles, sprinkle a little cilantro and crispy shallots, and it’s ready to enjoy.

The snail noodle soup, when completed, is hot and appealing with a sweet and sour broth that perfectly combines with each crunchy snail ball, making the dish even more delicious.