Teach you the authentic way of stuffing snails with meat, which is more delicious than what Huang Lei makes. The meat is tender and juicy and goes well with wine and rice

Stuffing snails with meat

- - Stuffed snail meat. Stuffed snail meat is a traditional famous dish in Shanghai. It belongs to Shanghai cuisine. The method is actually very simple. Take out the snail meat and mince it together with the pork, add seasonings, mix well and stuff it back into the snail shell. Heat the oil pan and fry. Add chives, ginger and garlic, fry the snails first, then add various seasonings and water until cooked.

The method seems simple, but if you really do it seriously, you will find various problems. A veteran driver like me has to do it twice before doing it. Get the flavor you want.

Because snails live in dark and humid ditches for a long time, they are very dirty. If they are not treated cleanly, they will have a muddy smell and taste very uncomfortable. Therefore, the key first step is how to To dispose of it, first put the purchased snails into water and rinse them several times, then pour clean water again, add salt and sesame oil and soak them for 1-2 days, then wash them clean repeatedly under running water. Use a toothbrush to clean the surface of the shell and the buttocks. Cut off the vise, and then you can officially make it

1. Boil water in a pot, add onion, ginger and cooking wine and bring to a boil. After the water boils, add the snails, cook the bloody parts, take them out, and rinse them under running water;

2. Use a toothpick to pick out the snail meat one by one. Note here that only the first half of the picked out part is edible. The butt at the back needs to be removed. You will find that it is dug out. There is still a layer of dirt and mucus on the snail flesh. We put the snail meat into a plate, add some salt, and rub it with both hands repeatedly to remove the dirt and mucus on the snail flesh. Rinse it with water. At this time, clean the snail shell. The front of the shell may have been removed, but there may still be dirt on the inner shell wall. We still use tools to clean it.

3. Next, chop the snail meat into pieces, not too big or too small. If it is too big, it will not be easy to taste. If it is too small, you will not be able to tell it is a snail. It will not have the same texture. Just follow the picture. It’s almost done. Then chop the pork into mince. It’s best if the pork is a little fatter, which will taste better. Mix the snail meat and pork filling evenly. Add 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 tablespoon of cooking wine, 1 tablespoon of light soy sauce, and 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce. , appropriate amount of white pepper, 1 egg, spread evenly, marinate for 15 minutes, slice onions, ginger and garlic, cut perilla into sections and set aside

4. Stuff the marinated snail meat back into the snail shell When stuffing, be sure to stuff it full. Stuff it a little and press it, press it a little, and press the meat tightly, otherwise it will be very hot and easy to soak out

5. Heat the oil pan and put it in Stir-fry the onion, ginger and garlic until fragrant. Place the prepared snails open side down and fry them one by one. Don’t turn over in a hurry. Wait until they are almost firm and then stir-fry a few times

6 .Start seasoning, turn down the heat, add perilla, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon oyster sauce, 2 tablespoons light soy sauce, a little pepper sauce, stir it a few times with a shovel, pour in a bottle of beer, turn to high heat and bring to a boil. It can remove the fishy smell and increase the aroma. After the fire is boiled, turn to medium and low heat and continue to simmer for 15-20 minutes. Finally, the fire will reduce the juice, take it out of the pot and put it on a plate, and sprinkle with chopped green onion for decoration.

The perfect fusion of snail meat and pork, the soup is rich and delicious, and it is a great meal. This dish is not suitable for everyone to eat together, but is more suitable for young couples to eat together. Wash your hands before eating. , take it directly with your hands, first suck the soup from one side of the shell, then eat a mouthful of snail meat, and then a mouthful of rice. After eating, continue to turn the opening of the snail in your hand downwards, use the curvature of the opening to scoop up some soup, along with Put the snail meat into your mouth and suck it together, and then take another mouthful of rice. Repeat this, it is so delicious. At the end of the meal, you can have another bowl of rice by sucking it with 10 fingers. It is called a rice killer.

The most complicated part of making this dish is the handling of the raw materials, snails. They must be cleaned, whether it is the shell or the snail meat, both inside and out. Only then will it taste delicious. Otherwise it just smells like mud, slime and earth.