Plantain and Snails – Mariam

Fall in love with snails all over again!!!

What you need
4-6 large snails
2-3 Medium sized greenish-yellow plantains (you want plantain that’s not soft or too green)
1/2 a teaspoon of Garlic
1 bulb of onion
2 large tomatoes
1 medium Scotch Bonnet pepper
4 table spoons of oil
2 cubes of Knorr/Maggi
1 pinch of thyme

Snails
Cut snails in half, clean and place into a pot
Pour in 3 cups of water
Add 1 pinch of salt and boil for 1-1.5 hours (depending on desired tenderness)

Unripe plantain
Peel off plantain skin and cut in round pieces
Place cleaned plantains into a pot and add 2-3 cups of water
Add 1 pinch of salt and boil for 20 minutes (depending on desired tenderness)

Sauce

• Pour oil into large pot.
• Add in garlic, sliced onions and pepper (let sizzle for 2 min, stir occasionally)
• Add in diced tomatoes, cover halfway and let cook on medium low heat for 7 mins (stir occasionally)
• Turn down heat (low high), add Thyme and knorr, stir to mix in seasonings
• Add in 1 ounce of water, stir
• Pour in snails
• Add in 2 ounces of water, and let cook on medium low heat for 10mins. Stir occasionally

Let simmer and serve when ready! Enjoy!! 🙂

This method of cooking plantain is a healthier alternative to frying them.

Relevant Nutritional Facts  
1 ounce of Snails – 26 Calories
1 Medium boiled green plantain – 259 Calories
1 Medium fried plantain – 562 Calories