Stir-Fried Snails with Green Peppers

Name: Stir-Fried Snails with Green Peppers
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 350 g Hydrated snail meat (rinsed clean with water; cut larger pieces smaller); 100 g Fresh tender green peppers (cut into chunks); 50 g total (with ginger and garlic) Scallions (cut into slices); 50 g total (with scallions and garlic) Ginger (cut into slices); 50 g total (with scallions and ginger) Garlic (cut into slices); 20 g Cooking oil; 1 tbsp Cooking wine; 0.5 tbsp Soy sauce; 1/3 tsp Salt; 1/3 tsp MSG; 1/3 tsp White pepper; 1 tbsp Cornstarch slurry (mixed into sauce)

A Zhejiang-style stir-fry featuring rehydrated snail meat with fresh green peppers, quickly wok-tossed to a glossy red finish, with a crisp-tender texture and a rich, savory sauce.

25 min

Easy

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Ingredients

Hydrated snail meat (rinsed clean with water; cut larger pieces smaller) 350 g

Fresh tender green peppers (cut into chunks) 100 g

Scallions (cut into slices) 50 g total (with ginger and garlic)

Ginger (cut into slices) 50 g total (with scallions and garlic)

Garlic (cut into slices) 50 g total (with scallions and ginger)

Cooking oil 20 g

Cooking wine 1 tbsp

Soy sauce 0.5 tbsp

Salt 1/3 tsp

MSG 1/3 tsp

White pepper 1/3 tsp

Cornstarch slurry (mixed into sauce) 1 tbsp

Instructions

Prepare Ingredients

Cut green peppers into chunks. Rinse snail meat clean with water, and cut larger pieces into smaller ones. Slice the scallions, ginger, and garlic.

Mix the Sauce

Combine cooking wine, soy sauce, salt, MSG, white pepper, and cornstarch slurry in a bowl, and mix into a sauce.

Blanch the Snails

Bring an appropriate amount of water to a boil in a pot, briefly blanch the snail meat, immediately remove, and drain well.

Stir-Fry

Clean the wok, add cooking oil and heat, add green pepper chunks followed by scallion, ginger, and garlic slices, stir briefly, add snail meat, pour in the prepared sauce, and stir-fry until cooked through.