My Escargot - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 lb spinach (stemmed, torn)
    2 tablespoons butter
    1 lb snail (cleaned, drained)
    1 garlic clove (minced)
    1 tablespoon anchovy paste
    3 tablespoons pine nuts
    1/4 teaspoon orange rind (grated)
    1/2 cup heavy cream
    2 tablespoons butter
    salt
    fresh cracked pepper
    fresh grated nutmeg (to taste)
    1/4 cup gruyere cheese (grated)
Preparation
    Heat broiler.
    Steam spinach until wilted. Squeeze dry. Mince. Set aside.
    Heat butter in a skillet.
    Add snails, garlic, paste, pine nuts and rind. Saute 2 minutes.
    Add cream. Saute 2 more minutes. Remove from heat.
    Heat butter in another skillet.
    Add spinach. Saute 2 minutes. Season.
    Place in a sprayed casserole. Spoon snail mix on top.
    Top with cheese. Broil 3 minutes.

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