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This French breakfast features Petits-gris snails 1 ea Dried fig leaf, Salt and pepper 6 ea Eggs, separated, Fennel. It delivers a pleasant kick of heat. Perfect for a leisurely weekend morning or a quick weekday start. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.
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Snail Omelette / Cagouilles En Omelette
Description
This French breakfast features Petits-gris snails 1 ea Dried fig leaf, Salt and pepper 6 ea Eggs, separated, Fennel. It delivers a pleasant kick of heat. Perfect for a leisurely weekend morning or a quick weekday start. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.Ingredients
Directions
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Starve the snails and clean them well.
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Cook them for 1 hour in boiling water with added salt, fennel and a fig leaf;
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drain and
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remove them from their shells.
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Prepare an omelette mixture.
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Beat the egg yolks and fold in the stiffly beaten whites.
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Make an omelette in the usual way and fill with the snails.
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Wine: red or white Haut-Poitou, Anjou or Touraine.
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[From "Larousse Traditional French Cooking."]
Nutrition Facts
Servings 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 62.8kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 0.8g2%
- Saturated Fat 0.1g1%
- Cholesterol 0.0mg0%
- Sodium 5.0mg1%
- Total Carbohydrate 16.0g6%
- Dietary Fiber 6.2g25%
- Sugars 0.7g
- Protein 3.5g8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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