My Escargot
"This is a wonderful dish. Please don't be afraid of snails, they are delectable!"
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 lb spinach (stemmed, torn)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 lb snail (cleaned, drained)
- 1 garlic clove (minced)
- 1 tablespoon anchovy paste
- 3 tablespoons pine nuts
- 1⁄4 teaspoon orange rind (grated)
- 1⁄2 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons butter
- salt
- fresh cracked pepper
- fresh grated nutmeg (to taste)
- 1⁄4 cup gruyere cheese (grated)
directions
- Heat broiler.
- Steam spinach until wilted. Squeeze dry. Mince. Set aside.
- Heat butter in a skillet.
- Add snails, garlic, paste, pine nuts and rind. Saute 2 minutes.
- Add cream. Saute 2 more minutes. Remove from heat.
- Heat butter in another skillet.
- Add spinach. Saute 2 minutes. Season.
- Place in a sprayed casserole. Spoon snail mix on top.
- Top with cheese. Broil 3 minutes.
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Reviews
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This is wonderful. A unique way to serve snails. I served it and my guests thought I was a star.
