Recipe Details

Summary

Name: Snail Butter / Beurre D'Escargots

Category: Sauces

Ingredients and Directions

4 oz Softened butter

1/2 c Finely chopped shallot

2 Cloves of garlic

2 tb Chopped fresh parsley

1 1/2 tb Salt

1 ts Pepper

For snails a la Bourguignonne. Preparation time 15 minutes. For 100 fair-sized snails. Beat 100 g/4 oz (1 stick) softened butter with 75 g/3 oz (1/2 cup) finely chopped shallot, 2 garlic cloves, ground to a paste, and 30 ml/2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley. Add 25 g/1 oz (1 1/2 scant tbsp) salt and 5 ml/1 tsp pepper. [From "Larousse Traditional French Cooking."]