The reason is found

The water content in the body of snails is quite high, it can be said that it is basically composed of water. After the salt is sprinkled, the osmotic pressure balance of the snail cells is destroyed (the water in the cells always moves to places with high concentration, and the concentration on the surface of the snail is high, so the water flows out of the cells), causing the snail to lose water and appear to be It's like melting. This is like plasmolysis in plants. The conditions for plasmolysis to occur are living cells.

When cooking snails, the live snails are blanched in water, killed and then pickled. Cell dehydration will not occur

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French snail cooking method

Ingredients:

Snails.

Accessories:

Salt, monosodium glutamate, white pepper, cooking wine, green onion and ginger water (that is, smash green onions and ginger and soak them in a bowl of water), meat tenderizer, cinnamon minced onions, butter, coriander, etc.

Method:

1. Fill the pot with water and boil it, then put the live snails into the water to blanch them, then take them out, rinse and set aside;

2. Use a utensil to pick out the snail meat and marinate it in green onion and ginger water for 15 minutes. Remember, the snail feces must be removed. Never throw away the snail shell;

3. Mix the minced onion and cinnamon and chop them into pieces;

4. Take out the snail meat that has been marinated for 15 minutes . Add appropriate amount of salt, monosodium glutamate, white pepper, meat tenderizer powder, cooking wine, chopped onion and cinnamon (it is best to stir-fry the chopped mixture in an oil pan, which will make it more fragrant). Keep squeezing and squeezing. When you feel comfortable pinching it, start marinating for another 15 minutes;

5. Put the marinated snails into the snail shell. After putting it in, put a small piece of butter (small enough: just cover the shell opening) to seal the shell. Don't forget to stick a small leaf of coriander to the mouth of the shell, which is on top of the butter;

6. Place it in the microwave at maximum power for 5 minutes or put it in the oven. (Considering that ovens are not very common in Chinese households, a microwave oven is used) and it is ready to be baked.