Best Black Forest Escargot Soup Recipes

CREAM OF MUSHROOM & ESCARGOT SOUP

Steps:

• Combine mushrooms, onion, chicken stock and simmer 20 minutes.
• In another pot, melt 4 Tbs butter at medium heat, stir in flour.
• Add milk and cream, cook stirring constantly until thickened and smooth.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Stir mushroom-chicken stock mixture into sauce.
• Saute escargot, garlic, parsley and green onion in remaining butter (1-2 minutes only).
• Add to soup with wine.

ESCARGOT CLASSIC STYLE

Steps:

• Wash and drain the snails.
• Heat 1 tbsp butter and the garlic over medium low heat for a minute or two.
• Pour this mixture in a food processor and add the parsley, remaining butter and cream. Mix until smooth.
• Take 2 tsp of this mixture and the snails in a saute pan. Cook over medium low heat for 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and put the snails in shells (if desired) or directly on plate.
• Drizzle remaining sauce over them.
• Serve with a good crusty bread for dipping up the sauce.

ESCARGOT

Steps:

• Melt butter on low heat in sauté pan.
• When butter is melted add parsley and garlic and let sit over low heat uncovered for 10 to 15 minutes. This allows the butter garlic and herbs to all blend together.
• Pat snails dry and add to butter.
• Increase heat of butter and sauté for 5 minutes stirring constantly. Turn off heat, remove snails from butter and set to side.
• Slice baguette at an angle so you have 12 slices of desired thickness. I recommend 1/2 inch thickness.
• Place the bread one side down in the melted butter that was used to saute snails so that one side of each slice is buttered.
• Place butter on baking sheet and place under broiler for 2-3 minutes or until very lightly toasted.
• Place two snails on each slice of lightly toasted bread and out back under broiler for 2 more minutes. Keep an eye on it to make sure the bread doesn't burn.
• Remove from oven, place on serving platter and enjoy!

MUSHROOM AND ESCARGOT SOUP

Steps:

• Combine mushrooms,onion and chicken stock in soup pot and simmer for 20 minutes.
• In another saucepan, melt four tablespoons butter over medium heat gradually stirring in the flour until smooth. Remove from heat and gradually stir in the milk and cream. Return to medium heat and cook stirring constantly, until thickened. Season with salt and pepper. Stir mushroom-chicken stock into sauce.
• In a small frypan heat the remaining two tablespoons butter and add escargot, garlic, parsley and green onion, sauté for 2 minutes. Add to soup along with wine.

ESCARGOT WITH WILD MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Saute 1 chopped shallot with 1 tablespoon butter until the shallots are soft. Add the sliced mushrooms and saute until the mushrooms have released their liquid and it has evaporated. Set aside and keep warm.
• In a separate pan, saute the remaining chopped shallot in 1 tablespoon butter. Add the snails and the garlic to the pan and toss. Remove the pan from the heat and add the Cognac. Ignite the Cognac with a lighter or by tilting the pan carefully towards the open flame and letting it catch. Flambe the Cognac until it is almost reduced. Add the Cabernet, bay leaf, and thyme, and reduce the liquid in the pan by two-thirds. Pour the veal stock into the pan and let the sauce simmer for 5 minutes.
• After the snail mixture has simmered for 5 minutes, add in the mushrooms and remove from the heat. Whisk in the remaining butter and stir in the truffle oil. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper and top with chives. Serve the snails divided between warm shallow bowls.

CINNAMON SNAILS

Steps:

• Preheat the toaster or oven at 350 degrees.
• Flattin the bread with rolling pin.
• Spread a thin layer of cream cheese over the flattin bread.
• roll up the bread with more cream cheese.
• Slice the roll into three pices.
• Dip each piece into melted butter and the cinnamon and sugar.
• Put them on a cookie sheet coverd with aluinum foil.
• Let it cook for about 6 minutes.
• Let your snail cool a bit before eating it.