Beurre d'escargot
Beurre d'escargot is the typically French flavoured butter added to snails before they go into the oven.
In principal, this a simple mixture of butter, chopped parsley and garlic, but here is a more sophisticated gastronomic version with a flavour that simply oozes French savoir-faire.
In principal, this a simple mixture of butter, chopped parsley and garlic, but here is a more sophisticated gastronomic version with a flavour that simply oozes French savoir-faire.
74 K 3.6/5 (15 reviews)
55 min.
Easy
450 g
12 IngredientsLast modified on: November 7th 2018
For 450 g, you will need:
- 1
250 g butter - 2
30 g parsley - 3
30 g shallot - 4 20 g butter
- 5
50 g smoked ham - 6
50 g button or field mushrooms - 7
1 tablespoon olive oil - 8
1 garlic clove - 9
30 g ground almonds - 10
1 tablespoon Mustard - 11
salt - 12
pepper - Total weight: 500 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 50 min.
Cooking: 4 min.
All in all: 55 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 3 min.
Cut 250 g butter into pieces, put these in a bowl and leave at room temperature for 2 hours (it's important).
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Melt 20 g butter in a small frying pan on medium heat, then add the chopped shallot.
Cook for 1 minute without colouring, then set aside.
Cook for 1 minute without colouring, then set aside.
Stage 5 - 3 min.
Cut 50 g smoked ham into small pieces.
Stage 6 - 2 min.
Lightly fry in the same pan as used for the shallot.
Set aside.
Set aside.
Stage 7 - 5 min.
Peel 50 g button or field mushrooms and dice very small.
Stage 8 - 1 min.
Still using the same pan, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil. When hot, add the diced mushrooms.
Cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Set aside.
Cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Set aside.
Stage 9 - 3 min.
Stage 10 - 2 min.
Add the chopped parsley, shallots, ham, mushroms, 30 g ground almonds and 1 tablespoon Mustard.
Stage 11 - 2 min.
Mix well, salt and pepper.
Stage 12 - 3 min.
Soften the butter by stirring for a few minutes with a spatula or fork.
Stage 13 - 2 min.
Add to the mixture in the bowl and mix together.
Stage 14 - 3 min.
Your beurre d'escargot is ready for use on a batch of snails.
You can also prepare it to use later by transferring it into a forcing bag.
You can also prepare it to use later by transferring it into a forcing bag.
Stage 15 - 5 min.
Pipe butter "sausages" on a sheet of plastic film.
Stage 16 - 1 min.
Then roll up the butter in the film to make as even a cylinder as possible and twist the ends to seal.
Stage 17 - 5 min.
Make as many rolls as you can and freeze them.
Your beurre d'escargot can be used later, either for snails or in another recipe: just take out a roll and cut off pieces as you need them.
Your beurre d'escargot can be used later, either for snails or in another recipe: just take out a roll and cut off pieces as you need them.
Remarks
No difficulty with mushrooms, use use what you got.
Keeping: Several days in the fridge. Freezes very well.
Source: Based on a recipe by Alain Ducasse.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 20 RDI=7 % | 20 RDI=2 % | 270 RDI=40 % | 2,610 RDI=130 % | 10,910 RDI: 130 % |
| Per 100 g | 3 RDI=1 % | 3 RDI=0 % | 50 RDI=8 % | 520 RDI=30 % | 2,180 RDI: 30 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 450 g : £4.40
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