Preparation
20 minutes
Cooking
40 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Stir-fried noodles with snails and water spinach is a stir-fried dish that is delicious, nutritious, and extremely easy to make. Let’s go to the kitchen with TasteVN to learn how to prepare this dish right away!
Ingredients for Stir-fried Noodles with Snails and Water Spinach Serves 4 people
Snails 1 kg Water spinach 200 gr Instant noodles 2 packs Garlic 20 gr (minced) Onion 1 bulb Ginger 1 bulb Lemongrass 2 stalks Chili 40 gr Chili powder 4 teaspoons Satay chili 6 teaspoons Chili sauce 6 teaspoons White sugar 10 teaspoons Fish sauce 30 ml Oyster sauce 2 tablespoons Cooking oil 2 tablespoons
How to choose fresh and delicious ingredients
How to choose fresh and delicious sea snails
- Choose dark-colored snails with unbroken shells.
- The mouth of the snail should not have any mucus oozing out.
- The meat of the snail should be fresh, and the snails should still be moving.
- Currently, sea snails can be easily found in markets and seafood stalls with prices ranging from 250,000 – 290,000 VND per kilogram, updated on 28/01/2021.
How to choose fresh water spinach
- Prefer water spinach bunches with stems as thick as chopsticks. The tips should be small and slightly firm.
- Avoid choosing greens with unusually vibrant green leaves.
- It is advisable to buy water spinach in season (from April to June) to minimize the use of harmful pesticides.
How to prepare Stir-fried sea snails with water spinach
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Preparing and boiling sea snails
After cleaning the snails with water, you put 1kg of snails to boil with 2 stalks of lemongrass, 1/3 piece of ginger, and 150ml of water.
After 20 minutes, take the snails out and rinse them with water. Use a toothpick or sharp object to remove the snail meat.
Rinse the snail meat again and let it drain, then slice the snail meat into thin pieces.
How to properly prepare sea snails
Besides boiling the whole snails as instructed above, you can also clean out the snail’s guts, then soak the snails in rice water and chili, and rinse them several times with water before boiling. You can add a little salt while boiling.
Stir-fry shellfish and water spinach
As soon as the sauce thickens, add the sliced shellfish and stir-fry evenly so that the sauce penetrates the shellfish. Then add the chopped water spinach and continue to stir-fry.
Add noodles
On the stir-fried mixture, add 2 portions of pre-cooked noodles into the mixture. Stir-fry the mixtures together until the sauce soaks into and thickens with the ingredients.
Final Product
So we have completed the spicy and attractive stir-fried noodles with snails and water spinach.
With the delicious and fragrant snail meat served with rich noodles and spicy sauce, lightly scented with lemongrass along with fresh, perfectly cooked crunchy water spinach, it is very stimulating to the taste buds.
It can be served with a bit of chili sauce to enhance the flavor of the dish. Stir-fried snails with water spinach is suitable for family meals, adding warmth.
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Above are the steps to make the stir-fried noodles with snails and water spinach deliciously, attractively, and super simply. Wish you success in making this dish!
*Images and recipes referenced from the YouTube channel Cooky TV
