Patrician Escargots
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients:
2
tablespoons minced garlic
1
teaspoon finely chopped fresh rosemary or 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
Salt and black pepper to taste
24
large canned snails, rinsed and drained
1/2
cup chopped fresh parsley
12
thin slices white bread
Preparation:
1.
Heat oil and butter in large skillet over medium heat until butter is melted. Add onion, garlic, rosemary, thyme and nutmeg; season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat to low; add snails and parsley. Cook 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Remove stems from mushrooms and discard.
3.
Arrange mushroom caps upside down in 2-inch-deep baking dish; place 1 snail from garlic mixture in each mushroom cap. Pour garlic mixture over snails; cover with foil and bake 30 minutes.
4.
Meanwhile, remove crusts from bread slices. Toast each slice and cut diagonally into 4 triangles. Serve with escargots.
This recipe appears in: French