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The Best Lemongrass Steamed Apple Snails
Rate this recipeApple snails have thin shells, pointed spiral tips and are larger than lac snails. Their meat is rich in water and protein, so it's very good for you.
Cooking this for the family at the weekend is just perfect.
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Ingredients
7
Time
30 minutes
Servings
4
Level
Easy
Ingredients
Apple snails
1 kg
Lemongrass
100 g
Lime leaves
10 leaf
Red chillies
10 piece
Garlic
1 bulb
Ginger
1 piece
Limes
1 piece
Implementation Steps
01
- Apple snails: soak and wash them thoroughly for about 2 hours, then drain in a colander.
- Red chillies: wash; finely chop 3, slice 4 and leave 3 whole.
- Lemongrass: wash; finely chop half, and bruise the other half and cut into short pieces.
- Lime leaves: wash each leaf, pick out 5-6 younger leaves and cut them into fine shreds; leave the rest whole.
- Ginger: peel and wash; crush 2/3 and leave 1/3 whole.
- Garlic: peel and wash.
- Fresh limes: squeeze for their juice.
- Red chillies: wash; finely chop 3, slice 4 and leave 3 whole.
- Lemongrass: wash; finely chop half, and bruise the other half and cut into short pieces.
- Lime leaves: wash each leaf, pick out 5-6 younger leaves and cut them into fine shreds; leave the rest whole.
- Ginger: peel and wash; crush 2/3 and leave 1/3 whole.
- Garlic: peel and wash.
- Fresh limes: squeeze for their juice.
02
- Put the snails in a steamer pot with 1 tablespoon of salt, the crushed ginger and 4 crumpled lime leaves.
- Once the snails have been boiling for about 2 minutes, turn off the heat.
- Once the snails have been boiling for about 2 minutes, turn off the heat.
03
- Get another pot ready. Put the bruised lemongrass and a few lime leaves in the bottom, add the snails and top with the chopped chillies. Season to taste with seasoning powder and salt.
- When the snails are cooked, they'll smell wonderfully fragrant.
- When the snails are cooked, they'll smell wonderfully fragrant.
04
DIPPING SAUCE
- Pound the garlic, chillies and sugar in a mortar, then transfer to a bowl and stir in a little fish sauce and boiling water.
- Finally, stir in a few shredded lime leaves.
The dipping sauce is done too. Time to eat!
- Pound the garlic, chillies and sugar in a mortar, then transfer to a bowl and stir in a little fish sauce and boiling water.
- Finally, stir in a few shredded lime leaves.
The dipping sauce is done too. Time to eat!
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The Best Lemongrass Steamed Apple Snails