Snail Noodle Soup
A comforting Vietnamese-style soup with rice noodles, tender snails, shrimp balls, and fish cake in a savory broth, topped with fresh herbs and lettuce.
- Total time
- 30 min
- Servings
- 4
- Calories
- 350
- Protein
- 20g
Ingredients
- 8 oz rice vermicelli noodles
- 12 oz canned snails
- 8 pieces shrimp balls
- 4 oz fish cake
- 6 cups vegetable broth
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 cups lettuce
- 1 cup fresh herbs (chives, cilantro)
Instructions
- 1
Cook the 8 oz rice vermicelli noodles according to package directions until tender, about 5 minutes. Drain and set aside.
- 2
In a large pot, bring 6 cups vegetable broth to a boil over high heat. Add 2 tbsp fish sauce and stir.
- 3
Add the 12 oz snails, 8 shrimp balls, and 4 oz fish cake to the boiling broth. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until shrimp balls are cooked through and fish cake is heated, about 8 minutes.
- 4
Divide the cooked noodles among 4 bowls. Ladle the hot broth, snails, shrimp balls, and fish cake over the noodles.
- 5
Top each bowl with 2 cups lettuce and 1 cup fresh herbs. Serve immediately with extra fish sauce on the side if desired.
Tools you’ll need
- Large pot
- Colander
- Bowls
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