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Escargots can be used in a wide variety of dish. Here are just a few receipies : Snails with cepes (serves 4) : 36 escargots 300 gr of cleaned and diced cepes 1 soup spoon of goose or duck fat 100 gr of escargot butter salt, pepper 20 cl of wine sauce (if available) - Cook the cepes in goose fat, then add the butter and the escargots. Salt (a little), pepper. up Snails in shells, Provençal recipe : - Heat 1 Tablespoon of olive oil in a pan, add escargots (number to be determined by chef) and let brown a few minutes. - Then add ( minced): 2 or 3 shallots, 2 cloves of garlic, a handful of mushrooms, parsley, salt, pepper and let brown. Add some white wine, a bunch of mixed herbs, fennel and let cook slowly for 1 or 2 hours. - Mix in breadcrumbs and 2 eggs. Remove from heat as soon as the sauce has the consistency of stuffing. - Put 1 snail in each shell, then fill in with the stuffing and arrange the shells in a dish. - Last, mix 2 cloves of garlic and a stick of parsley (all minced) and an equal amount of stuffing and sprinkle on the shells , then bake. up Snail fritter : Use cleaned escargots. Put them in a pan of boiling water and boil until the escargots fall out of their shells. - Remove from heat. Cut off the ends.. Then, put them in a pan and fill in with half white wine and half water so that they are well covered. Add mixed herbs, salt, pepper, a carrot, etc. - Then, when the snails are tender, drain and put them in a salad bowl. Sprinkle with 2 cloves of garlic and a stick of parsley minced. Then brown in this seasoning. - While cooking, prepare an ordinary fritter dough. - Heat oil for frying in a pan. Take 2 snails with a spoon, dip into fritter batter and pan fry until brown. - Serve hot. up |