Sweet snails stuffed with minced pork

Ingredients: serves 5 people

-          500 g sweet snails in shell.

-          100 g lean pork, minced.

-          20 g lemongrass, finely chopped.

-          2 stalks lemongrass , cut in 2- inch lengths

-          50 g red shallot, minced.

-          20 g garlic, minced.

-          1 tsp ground white pepper.

-          ½ tsp salt.

-          1 tsp granulated sugar.

Preparation:

Soak the sweet snails in the sink of water with some salt for 30 mintutes. Rinse under tap water and drain in a colander.

Cooking:

1.      Steam the snails in a pot of water for 5 minutes. Remove the meat, mince. Then combine with the minced pork in a bowl.

2.      In a small frying pan, stir-fry the minced red shallot for about 3 minutes, until translucent and fragrant. Add them into the bowl of meat.

3.      Then add the chopped lemongrass, minced garlic, salt, sugar into the bowl. Mix well.

4.      Add a piece of lemongrass into each shell, then stuff it with the mixture.

5.      Steam the stuffed snails for 15 minutes.

Serving:

-          Transfer snails to a serving platter. Serve hot.

-          Eating with mint leaves and sweet sour fish sauce.

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