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Snails with green banana and fried tofu

Snails with green banana and fried tofu

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Snails, green banana, fried tofu, and pork are simmered in a broth made with turmeric and fermented rice vinegar, and then enhanced with perilla and laksa…

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Recipe from TARGET6tidiem, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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A generous Vietnamese dish, typical of shared meals, that combines the sweetness of green bananas with the acidity of the broth.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time40 min
  • Cook time50 min
  • Total1 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostPricey
  • Cooking methodCooking in a pot
  • Estimated cost$79.78 $19.95 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $75.43
  • $1.33
  • $2.44
  • $0.05
  • $0.21
  • $0.32

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Clean the snails and remove their meat. Fry the tofu. Peel the green bananas and cut them into bite-sized pieces.
  2. Brown the pork belly with garlic and onion. Add the snails, then the bananas and fried tofu.
  3. Add water or bone broth, season, then incorporate the vinegar, fermented rice, and turmeric. Simmer until cooked.
  4. Towards the end of cooking, add the onion, perilla, and spinach leaves, then serve. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Snails with green banana and fried tofu

  • 1 kg of freshwater snails$75.43
  • 5 green bananas$1.33
  • 200 g of pork belly$2.44
  • 1/2 cup of shrimp paste (mắm tôm)$0.05
  • 1 onion and some garlic$0.21
  • Fermented rice vinegar (rice vinegar) and fermented rice (rice wine)$0.32

Total$79.78

that's $19.95 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 kg of freshwater snails
  • 5 green bananas
  • 3 pieces of fried tofu
  • 200 g of pork belly
  • 1 turmeric rhizome
  • 1/2 cup of shrimp paste (mắm tôm)
  • 1 onion and some garlic
  • Fermented rice vinegar (rice vinegar) and fermented rice (rice wine)
  • Perilla (also known as “tía tô”), lemongrass, chili peppers, and other flavorful spices.

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