Escargots

Title:
Escargots

Yield:
6 Servings

Categories:
Appetizers,
French




Ingredients:





     1 c  Butter; softened


     2 tb Chopped shallots


     2 tb Chopped garlic


     2 tb Champagne or white wine


     1 tb Worcestershire Sauce


     1 tb Chopped fresh parsley


     1 ts Brandy


     1 ts Lemon juice


   1/2 ts Salt


     1 pn Pepper


    36    Snails and shells






 Mix, but do not whip, all ingredients except snails. Heat mixture in large


 skillet.  Add snails and simmer 10 to 15 minutes, allowing liquid to cook


 into snails. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put small amount of butter


 mixture into bottom of each shell.  Insert snail using end of fork. Top


 with additional butter mixture. Continue until all shells are filled,


 placing them in flat baking dish as they are completed. Pour remaining


 butter mixture over snails and heat until bubbling, about 10 minutes.


 Source: The Sun Dial, Atlanta Georgia. Bon Appetit RSVP column.


 


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