4 people · Medium · 40 min · ₭ Cheap

Orm-Hoi is a snail stew with herbs, cooked the traditional Lao way. So delicious!

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Ingredients

• 1 Kg of edible field snail, cut the end of the shell each snail and cleaning by rinsing with water several times
• 10 cloves of fresh garlic
• 5 Asian red shallots
• 5 fresh chili, more or less
• 5 stalks of lemongrass, make long slices
• 10 leaves of kaffir lime leaves
• 10 leaves of wild betel leaves (phak e-lerd)
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 1 teaspoon of MSG
• 2 tablespoons of Lao fermented fish sauce (padek)
• 2 tablespoons of khao beua (soaked sticky rice pounded)
• ½ L of water

Preparation

1. In a wok, heat the oil , then add sliced garlic and red shallots. Stir fry until light yellow.

2. Add the sliced lemongrass and chili. Season with salt and MSG. Keep stirring until getting aroma and golden brown.

3. Add snails, fermented fish sauce, khao beua, kaffir-lime leaves. Then stir fry well together.

4. Add water and cover with a lid, cooking about 20 minutes (stir occasionally).

5. Adjust the seasoning and add rooted betel leaves. Serve! Zap!