What is a grape snail dish? The recipe for such a meal will be presented in this article.
general information
For most people, grape snails are not at all associated with food. However, culinary specialists know that from such a product it is possible to make not only very tasty, but also a dish useful for the human body. It should be noted that the process of preparing the mentioned lunch came to us from French cuisine.
In our country, grape snail dishes are considered exotic, and therefore very expensive. In this regard, they are prepared very rarely and only on holidays.
Product selection
What ingredients must be purchased to make the Grape Snail dish? A cooking recipe may involve the use of completely different ingredients, including vegetables, herbs, seasonings, etc. However, one thing that remains unchanged is snails. They can be purchased fresh, frozen or pickled. However, it should be noted that for some recipes, canned snails are not suitable.
How much do grape snails cost? The price for 1 kg of this product may be different. However, on average it is about 250 Russian rubles. Therefore, a dish from such an ingredient is quite expensive.
Cooking principle
How is the “Grape Snail” dish made? The recipe does not require much free time. However, I want to note that if you want to completely make this dish with your own hands, then you should forget about your squeamishness.
The most common in our country is a French snail recipe. By the way, the French call him "escargo." This dish gets an unusual taste due to the fact that the shells of snails are filled with fragrant garlic sauce with the addition of oil.
So how to cook a grape snail at home? Currently, there are many recipes that use the said product. The snails are marinated using wine and soy sauce. They also prepare dishes in the oven, in a pan, in a slow cooker, etc.
Grape Snail: Almond Recipe
In fact, there is nothing complicated in the preparation of the dish in question. The main thing is to follow all the requirements of the recipe.
What ingredients do we need to make grape snails? To do this, purchase:
- snail shells - 12 pcs.;
- canned grape snails - 12 pcs.;
- high fat butter - about 3 large spoons;
- shallots - to taste;
- clove of garlic - 1 pc.;
- grated Parmesan cheese - about 1 dessert spoon;
- chopped fresh parsley - a dessert spoon;
- finely chopped almonds - a dessert spoon;
- table salt - add to your taste;
- freshly ground white pepper - add to your taste.
Ingredient preparation
Live grape snails are not used to make such a dish. For this, only a canned product is used. Moreover, snail shells are purchased separately. They are thoroughly washed in hot water, and then put on a towel and allowed to dry completely. After that, shallots are finely chopped, soft butter, grated clove of garlic and chopped green parsley are added to it. All ingredients are seasoned with salt, white freshly ground pepper and triturated well.
As for canned snail meat, it is thrown into a colander and allowed to drain the whole marinade. And the last save. It will come in handy for stuffing shells.
At the end, Parmesan cheese is grated and finely chopped almond kernels. Both ingredients are combined in one bowl and mixed well.
We form a French dish
Almost all grape snail dishes are prepared easily and simply. But before putting it in the oven, the French lunch should be properly formed. To do this, all dried shells are placed on a baking sheet, and then pour into them ½ a small spoon of the previously left marinade, add 1 canned snail and a small amount of butter with garlic and herbs. As a result of such actions, all sinks should be filled and clogged with thick sauce. Finally, they are dipped in a mixture of almonds and parmesan (open end) and proceed to heat treatment.
Bake in the oven
After the dish is formed and laid on a baking sheet so that the filling with oil does not leak out during the heat treatment, the dishes are sent to the oven. At a temperature of 250 degrees, the snails are baked until their contents hiss. This may take you about 3 minutes.
How to present to the table?
Grape snails (the price for 1 kg of product was presented above) is served to the table only in a hot condition. They are used with a special fork, which removes aromatic meat from the sink. Also, a French baguette or a couple of slices of ordinary bread are necessarily presented to the dish.
Cooking snails in sour cream sauce
How to cook a grape snail at home quickly and tasty? To do this, we need the following components:
- shallots - 1 pc.;
- Parma ham - about 100 g;
- wheat flour - a large spoon;
- butter - 2 large spoons;
- brandy - 5 large spoons;
- canned grape snails - about 36 pcs.;
- thick sour cream - 30 g;
- egg yolks - from eggs;
- lemon juice - apply to taste;
- white pepper and salt - add to your taste;
- tartlets from puff pastry - at the discretion;
- green onions - 2 feathers.
We process the ingredients
Before you start baking dishes, carefully process all the ingredients. Shallots are finely chopped, and the ham is finely chopped. The snails are thrown into a colander and dried.
Plate heat treatment process
After processing the main components in a saucepan, melt the butter, and then add shallots and ham. Both ingredients are thoroughly fried. After that, they add wheat flour to them, add canned snails, sour cream and brandy.
In this composition, the products are slowly heated over low heat and stirred until they form a thick, uniform sauce.
After the described actions, the stewpan is removed from the fire, and then salt, egg yolks, fresh lemon juice and pepper are added to it.
We form an exotic dish
After that, the snails in sour cream sauce will be ready, proceed to the formation of the dish. To do this, take ready tartlets from puff pastry and distribute the previously made dish over them. Moreover, not only sour cream sauce, but also one snail is placed in each tartlet.
Presenting a delicious dish of snails to the table
After all the tartlets are filled, they are placed on a beautiful flat plate (you can decorate with green lettuce leaves if desired). Then put all the products in the dishes and generously sprinkle them with finely chopped green onions.
Serving such a dish to the table is desirable as a warm exotic snack.
To summarize
In this article, you were presented with two of the most popular recipes for making grape snails. Using them in practice, you can make not only a very tasty, but also a healthy exotic dish. Believe me, not one of your family members will ever refuse such a dinner. Out of idle curiosity, even the most fastidious people will definitely try it.