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Snails Menetrel

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This International appetizer features Butter, Parsley, chopped, Crushed garlic, Shallots. It delivers aromatic, well-seasoned taste, smooth, comforting richness. Ideal for parties, potlucks, or as a starter before the main course. 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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Difficulty: Intermediate
Servings: 8
Calories: 14289.1
Description
This International appetizer features Butter, Parsley, chopped, Crushed garlic, Shallots. It delivers aromatic, well-seasoned taste, smooth, comforting richness. Ideal for parties, potlucks, or as a starter before the main course. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.
Ingredients
  • 1 pound Butter
  • 1/2 cup Parsley, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon Crushed garlic
  • 3 tablespoon Shallots, chopped
  • 12 Canned Anchovy fillets
  • 1 tablespoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Pepper
  • 1 tablespoon Quatre-epices
  • 100 Canned Snails
  • 1/2 cup White wine (optional)
  • 2 cup Fresh white breadcrumbs
Directions
  1. 1
    butter by working the butter with a mixture of chopped parsley, garlic, shallots and anchovy fillets.
  2. 2
    Season with the salt, pepper and spice, then work through a fine sieve.
  3. 3
    [Quatre-epices is a plant from the Antilles (West Indies) whose fruit is at the same time reminiscent of pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg and clove.
  4. 4
    mkm] Place a piece of butter the size of a bean inside each snail shell.
  5. 5
    Add the snail, then close up the shell with some more butter, pressing it down firmly.
  6. 6
    Arrange the snails on a dish and moisten with the wine if liked.
  7. 7
    Sprinkle with the breadcrumbs and bake in a hot oven for 8 minutes.
  8. 8
    Dry white wines: Macon-Vire, Bourgogne-Aligote, Rully, Pouilly-Fuisse.
  9. 9
    [From "Larousse Traditional French Cooking."]

Nutrition Facts

Servings 8

Amount Per Serving
Calories 14289.1kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 208.3g321%
Saturated Fat 81.0g405%
Cholesterol 3940.0mg1314%
Sodium 56424.5mg2352%
Total Carbohydrate 93.9g32%
Dietary Fiber 8.8g36%
Sugars 1.0g
Protein 2927.6g5856%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: anchovy, appetizer, baking, breadcrumbs, butter, chopped, crushed, fillets, fresh, garlic, international, menetrel, optional, parsley, pepper, quatreepices, salt, shallots, snails, title
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