How to Prepare Escargot
Check with your local wildlife agency before you harvest the snails.. Collect the largest land snails you can find.. Keep the snails in a bucket for a week.
Steps
Check with your local wildlife agency before you harvest the snails.
Check with your local wildlife agency before you harvest the snails.
Collect the largest land snails you can find.
Collect the largest land snails you can find.
Keep the snails in a bucket for a week.
Keep the snails in a bucket for a week.
Place the snails in a salted pot of boiling water for 90 minutes.
Place the snails in a salted pot of boiling water for 90 minutes.
Remove the snails from the pot and wash them off.
Remove the snails from the pot and wash them off.
Remove the snails from the shells if you're using fresh snails.
Remove the snails from the shells if you're using fresh snails.
Cut off the skin and black tail if you're using fresh snails.
Cut off the skin and black tail if you're using fresh snails.
Purchase snail shells if you're using canned snails.
Purchase snail shells if you're using canned snails.
Drain and wash the snails if you're using canned shells.
Drain and wash the snails if you're using canned shells.
Preheat your oven to 400 °F (204 °C).
Preheat your oven to 400 °F (204 °C).
Mix the garlic, shallots, and parsley with a stick of butter.
Mix the garlic, shallots, and parsley with a stick of butter.
Fill the shell with garlic butter and a snail.
Fill the shell with garlic butter and a snail.
Put more garlic butter over the snail.
Put more garlic butter over the snail.
Bake the shells at 400 °F (204 °C) for 10 minutes.
Bake the shells at 400 °F (204 °C) for 10 minutes.
Serve or store the snails.
Serve or store the snails.
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