Best Escargot Recipes

BAKED ESCARGOT

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt butter over medium-low heat in a saucepan. Add snails, garlic, and parsley; cook and stir for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Place 1 snail along with some sauce in each cup of an escargot pan. Sprinkle tops with Parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, bubbling, and lightly browned, about 10 minutes.

ESCARGOT, IN THE SHELL WITH HERB BUTTER

Steps:

• Rinse the escargot under warm water, pat shells dry with a paper towel, then set aside.
• In a small mixing bowl, combine the butter, shallots, garlic, parsley, and lemon juice. Mix all ingredients well with a small spoon. Lightly season butter with salt and pepper, until desired taste is achieved.
• When butter is at desired flavor, begin to scoop a small amount of herb butter in each shell of escargot. If there is extra butter left over after each shell has been filled, go back and continue the process, adding extra butter, until all the butter has been used.
• Put the stuffed shells into the fridge and allow to sit for about 20 minutes, giving the butter enough time to solidify in shells. While the shells are in the fridge, set the oven to 350 degrees F.
• When the butter is solid in the shells, remove from fridge and transfer shells into an oven-safe pan. If possible, avoid placing shells on a sheet tray, as we want the snails to cook in the butter as much as possible. Cook snails for 15 minutes, max.
• Serve snails, in shells, on top of toasted pieces of baguette, or in a fresh tomato-based sauce.

ESCARGOT A LA BOURGUIGNONNE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine the butter, parsley, shallots, garlic, and brandy in a bowl and blend well.
• Place a snail in each shell and fill the cavity with the seasoned butter. (If you do not have shells, you can use escargot baking dishes - this is actually how I prefer to make them. Most of such dishes hold 6 escargot apiece.).
• Place on a baking pan and bake for twelve minutes.
• Serve hot, as an appetizer, on individual snail dishes - or on small folded napkins on plates, to keep the shells from sliding about. Also, small silver forks to easily eat them with are a good idea.
• Make sure to have plenty of good bread alongside, to mop up the delicious butter sauce! :).
• Also good with a bit of Parmesan sprinkled on top of each.

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!

BAKED ESCARGOT IN MUSHROOM CAPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Stuff one escargot into each mushroom cap.
• Arrange caps on an escargot dish, one to each indentation.
• In a small sauté pan heat 1 tablespoon butter over medium-high heat.
• Cook shallots and garlic until softened and beginning to caramelize.
• Using a teaspoon drizzle shallot butter into each mushroom cap.
• Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon flat leaf parsley.
• Cover mushrooms with parmesan and gruyere.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until cheese is completely melted and browned in spots.
• Sprinkle with remaining parsley and grate fresh nutmeg over top.
• Serve immediately with slices of crusty baguette.

ESCARGOT MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Over medium heat in a medium saucepan, heat butter and garlic. Place the snails in the saucepan and slowly cook until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Remove and discard mushroom stems. Fill the mushroom caps with 1/2 teaspoon melted butter with garlic from the saucepan. Microwave 2 to 3 minutes. Insert the snails in the mushroom caps. Microwave another 3 minutes.

ESCARGOT STUFFED MUSHROOM CAPS

Steps:

• Wash mushrooms and remove stems (I put the stems in salads or sauté them for steaks, etc).
• Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and lightly oil the foil (I use an oil sprayer).
• Arrange the mushroom caps tightly together,hollow side up on the foil.
• Stuff each cap with the escargot. Some caps will be able to hold more than one.
• Cover everything with the shredded cheese.
• Bake at 325 for approx 20 minute or until the cheese has fully melted and the mushrooms and escargot are completely heated through. (The less time you cook these the juicier they are, so I tend to cook them a bit longer).
• Enjoy! Think about the subtleties in the taste when you try your first ones.

ESCARGOT WITH GARLIC-PARSLEY BUTTER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F. Using an electric mixer on medium, beat butter in a medium bowl until smooth. With motor off, add wine, salt, pepper, and nutmeg, then beat on medium until incorporated. Reduce speed to low and add garlic, shallot, and parsley; mix just until incorporated. Transfer butter to a disposable pastry bag or a resealable plastic bag and snip off end (or 1 corner if using plastic bag).
• Place shells in a single layer in a shallow 2-qt. baking dish and pipe about 2 tsp. garlic-parsley butter into each. Tuck a snail inside each shell, then pipe in more garlic-parsley butter to fill shell and mound over top. Bake until snails are sizzling and garlic in butter no longer tastes raw, 10-15 minutes.
• Do Ahead:
• Shells can be filled 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before baking.

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.

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 MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• 1. In a small bowl, mix all the ingredients for the herb butter and set aside or make ahead and refrigerate a day ahead. Soften at room temperature before using.
• 2. Drain the escargots from the can and rinse well. Place the escargots and the remaining escargot ingredients in the top of a double boiler and simmer (very, very gently), covered, for 90 minutes. Cool. Drain. Discard the stock and other solids, saving only the escargots.
• 3. Clean the mushrooms and remove stems. Pat dry with a paper towel. Arrange in a shallow gratin dish which is well buttered.
• 4. Spoon a bit of the herb butter in the center of each mushroom. Place 1 escargot in each mushroom. Add more butter on top of the escargot. Sprig some cheese on top of each stuffed mushroom. Sprinkle some additional chopped parsley atop. Add some cranks of freshly ground pepper. Note: you will have some herb butter left over. Use it for some garlic toasts. Additional note: you may assemble this dish 4-6 hours ahead. Cover with wax paper and foil and keep refrigerated. Remove from fridge 1 hour before baking uncovered.
• 5. Bake the gratin in a 400 degree oven for 14-16 minutes. Serve hot with bread.

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.

BLACK FOREST ESCARGOT SOUP

Steps:

• Beurre Manie: Combine butter and flour in a small bowl and blend well.
• Soup: Melt butter in a large heavy sauce pan over low heat, add shallot and cook 5 minutes.
• Stir in garlic, cook 1-2 minutes, add mushrooms and cook 15 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Pour in wine, broths and creme fraiche, simmer 20 minutes.
• Stir in escargot, reserved liquid, chives, parsley and aniseed.
• Pinch off bits of Beurre Manie and whisk into soup, one at a time.
• Beat 1 tbsp of hot soup into the egg yolks, add 3 more tbsp one at a time, whisking vigorously.
• Add egg mixture to soup, stir in Pernod and let soup "mellow" over low heat (do not boil) 1-2 minutes.

ESCARGOT A LA BOURGUIGNONNE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 (F).
• Mix the butter, garlic, parsley, and shallot togother, season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Quarter the mushroom caps.
• In small saucepan, simmer the snails and mushrooms in the wine and Pernod until the liquid is absorbed.
• Place snail and mushroom mixture in small shallow baking dish or ramekin along with the prepared butter. Place in oven for about 10 minutes.
• Sprinkle with parmesean cheese and continue in oven until lightly browned.
• Serve with crusty French bread.

CREAMY ESCARGOT SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Whisk in the flour, and cook for 3 minutes, whisking constantly. Whisk in the green onion, and cook for 1 minute more. Pour in the chicken broth, celery, parsley, and pepper; bring to a simmer, and cook 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Dissolve the cornstarch in a little milk, and add to the simmering soup along with the remaining milk. Cook, whisking frequently, until the soup has thickened and has returned to a simmer, about 8 minutes.
• Whisk in the sour cream and the liquid from the can of escargots; return to a bare simmer, and cook for 5 minutes. Stir in the halved escargots, and cook for 1 minute more until warm.

MOULES á L'ESCARGOT ( OVEN BAKED MUSSELS)

Steps:

• The secret: We are going to cut the mussels open raw , this is what makes the taste of this recipe. it will take a few mussels to take the hang of it but you'll manage just fine i'm sure.
• Use a sharp potato knife , take the mussel between your thumb and index and nudge it open a bit with a sliding movement ( should need some force) slip the knife in between and scrape the side of the mussel until the big tendon is cut (cut one open any way you want so you can see where the big tendon is located it's in the same place for each mussel), now you can open the mussel a bit and use the knife to make sure the meat is all on 1 side . tear off the empty side of the mussel and place the full side on a big oven dish (the metal thing in your oven) , if you can't get the mussels to stay horizontal , you can use a bit of flour and water to make a dough and put a small ball of this under each mussel , to keep it level , but this isn't surgery so about level without the dough is more than ok.
• While you do the mussels , your other half can make the herb butter . Make sure your butter is about room temperature , mix in the parsley , the garlic and the shallots. also add a pinch of salt and some pepper here. (although salt can be omitted since the mussels contain some seawater still , but i use a bit of salt). Stir the whole mixture up , and let it cool in the fridge a bit so the butter is a bit harder and easier to use later on. now go help your partner cut open the mussels :).
• Preheat your oven at 400°F.
• When all the mussels are open and face up on the tray put about half a teaspoon of your herb butter on each mussel . Gently put the tray ion the oven . cooking should take only a few minutes (keep watching it ), they are done when they've all bubbled for a minute and the onions/shallots start getting some color (they should look golden brown at a glance ).
• Take the whole tray out and place on a fireproof holder in the middle of the table , let people pick them up one by one as they eat . Don't forget to use a piece of baguette to dip in the juice thats in each muscle , that's the best part :).
• Have a nice meal, and don't forget to comment.

TINA'S BEST OF SHOW FAUX ESCARGOT

Steps:

• 1. Toss mushrooms with cpaers, garlic, oil, and 1/8 teaspooon salt and 1/8 teaspoon black pepper. Place in shallow baking dish. Dot top with butter pieces.
• 2. Roast in a 450 degree oven for 15-20 minutes, tossing ocassionally until mushrooms are tender.
• 3. Remove and stir in lemon juice and garnish with parsley. Serve with crusty baugettes to sop up the yummy butter.

ESCARGOT VOL-AU-VENT. GARLIC BUTTER SNAILS IN MINI VOL-AU-VENTS

Steps:

• Mince the garlic and salt together and crush with the blade of a knife to make a paste. Put the butter in a large bowl (or the bowl of a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment), add the garlic paste, and cream together.
• Add the parsley, chives, shallots, pepper, lemon juice, and Pernod or Pastis and mix well. Remove the bowl from the mixer and use a spatula to make certain the ingredients are distributed throughout the butter.
• Refrigerate for at least an hour, or up to 12 hours. (Any extra herb butter is wonderful melted over meats or fish.).
• Preheat the oven to 450°F (230°C). With a small 1/4 inch round biscuit/cookie cutter, cut 24 rounds from the puff pastry and then run a knife around inside the pastry disc leaving a narrow rim - this will be your lid later!. Arrange the puff pastry rounds on the baking sheet. Bake them for 15 to 20 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown and well risen. Remove from the oven and let them cool slightly.Remove the inner pre-scored "lid" and hollow out the middle a little to make a hole for the snail and butter later!
• If using ready-made vol-au-vent cases, arrange them on a well greased baking tray and add the snails as below now.
• Place or gently push a snail in to each of the cooked vol-au-vent cases and top with garlic butter, the butter can be piped or spooned over the snails - if desired, transfer it to a pastry bag without a tip or with a large plain tip. Re-heat them in a pre-heated oven, 450°F (230°C), for about 2 to 5 minutes on a LOW shelf, and keep checking that the pastry is not browning too quickly - what you are looking for is BUBBLING melted butter and NOT burnt pastry!
• Remove them as soon as the butter has melted and serve straight away with a shot of Pastis and lots of paper napkins! (If you have any lids, top the buttered snails with a little pastry lid.).

ESCARGOT WITH PUFF PASTRY

Steps:

• Heat oil and butter. Add shallot and garlic and saute 2 minutes. Add rosemary, thyme, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Simmer for 1 minute. Add snails and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Place 1 piece of snail in each of 4 escargots bowl cups. Top with butter-garlic mixture. Cut out 24 1- inch rounds of puff pastry and top each snail with 1 round. Bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes, until pastry is puffed and lightly browned. Serves 4.

ESCARGOT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400. combine first 4 ingredients in a food processor and pulse until thoroughly mixed. Season with salt and pepper. Divide mixture in half and add into snail shells. Stuff the shells with snails (1 per shell) and then the remaining butter mixture. Place shells, open end up, on a baking pan lined with crumpled aluminum foil (mini muffin pan?) Bake until butter is melted, hot, and bubbly, about 16-18 minutes. Serve with crusty hot french bread