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Vegetarian ốc len in coconut milk

Vegetarian ốc len in coconut milk

Vegetarian

Small cylinders of soy and starch paste, in three colors, cooked in sweet and savory coconut milk. A vegetarian snack with a mild and delicate flavor.

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Recipe from Đức Anh, Iosraia, AmieKim, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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Small, colorful pasta “snails,” simmered in coconut milk: a delicious vegetarian dish without meat.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time40 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Total55 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodCooking in water
  • Estimated cost$2.75 $0.69 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.75
  • $1.52
  • $0.28
  • $0.04
  • $0.16

Prices from US supermarkets for 1 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Soak the soybeans in water until they are soft, then blend them and strain the liquid to obtain fresh soy milk. Mix it with the flour and a little oil.
  2. Divide the dough into three equal parts: leave the first plain, color the second with violet taro powder, and the third with a touch of pale yellow food coloring. ≈ 3 min
  3. Shape each dough into small, hollow cylinders, about the size of a finger, in three colors: purple, white, and pale yellow. ≈ 10 min
  4. Squeeze the shredded coconut to extract its milk. Add sugar and salt, then bring to a boil.
  5. Place the small cylinders in the boiling coconut milk and let them cook for 7 minutes.
  6. Serve warm or hot, with the chopped herbs and chili peppers. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Vegetarian ốc len in coconut milk

  • 200 g of cassava starch (also known as tapioca starch)$0.75
  • 200 g of shredded coconut$1.52
  • pale yellow food coloring$0.28
  • sugar and salt$0.04
  • A little bit of neutral oil$0.16

Total$2.75

that's $0.69 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 200 g of cassava starch (also known as tapioca starch)
  • 200 g of soybeans
  • 200 g of shredded coconut
  • A small amount of violet taro powder (môn tím)
  • pale yellow food coloring
  • sugar and salt
  • A little bit of neutral oil
  • For serving: lettuce, chili peppers, cilantro

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