Black Forest Escargot Soup Recipes

BLACK FOREST CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line two muffin tins with cupcake liners.
• Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Mix in milk. Add flour, cocoa powder, and baking soda; beat until batter is smooth.
• Pour batter into prepared muffin tins, filling each liner about half-full.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 12 to 15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, about 25 minutes.
• Cut tops off the cooled cupcakes. Remove a small amount of the center of each cupcake. Fill the centers with a small dab of black cherry jam. Put the tops back on, covering the jam.
• Combine heavy cream, sucralose sweetener, and vanilla extract in a large bowl. Whip until soft peaks form. Place in the refrigerator until chilled.
• Place whipped cream in a piping bag fitted with a round or star tip. Frost each cupcake with a swirl of whipped cream. Top each one with a maraschino cherry and grated chocolate.

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.

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.

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.