Snail Pale Recipes

SNAILS FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Prepare the snails and set them aside.
• Heat the butter in a saucepan and add the shallots and garlic. Cook, stirring, until wilted. Add the watercress, spinach and parsley and cook, stirring, until the leaves wilt, about 30 seconds.
• Put the mixture into the container of a food processor or electric blender. Blend to a fine puree. There should be about one cup or slightly less. Spoon and scrape the mixture into a mixing bowl and add the Tabasco sauce, anchovy paste and Pernod or Ricard. Blend well.
• Fill each of 36 snail shells (natural, ceramic or otherwise) with one cooked snail. Spoon enough of the spinach mixture into the shells to fill. Arrange the filled shells on baking dishes or snail dishes.
• Place in the oven and bake 10 minutes. Serve piping hot.

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.