Shelly's Oklahoma Snails: Snails Menetrel / Escargots A La Menet

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb butter
• 1/2 cup parsley, chopped
• 1 tablespoon garlic, crushed
• 3 tablespoons shallots, chopped
• 12 canned anchovy fillets
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon quatre-epices
• 100 canned snails
• 1/2 cup wine (optional)
• 2 cups breadcrumbs (fresh)

Recipe

• 1 preparation time 25 minutes.
• 2 cooking time 8 minutes.
• 3 make snail butter by working the butter with a mixture of chopped parsley, garlic, shallots and anchovy fillets.
• 4 season with the salt, pepper and spice, then work through a fine sieve. place a piece of butter the size of a bean inside each snail shell.
• 5 add the snail, then close up the shell with some more butter, pressing it down firmly.
• 6 arrange the snails on a dish and moisten with the wine if liked.
• 7 sprinkle with the breadcrumbs and bake in a hot oven for 8 minutes.
• 8 dry wines: macon-vire, bourgogne-aligote, rully, pouilly-fuisse.