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.
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Last modified on: October 27th 2026
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
Times for this recipe
Preparation
50 min.
Cooking
4 min.
All in all
54 min.
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Step by step recipe
Step 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).
Step 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.
Step 5 - ⌛ 3 min.
Cut 50 g smoked ham into small pieces.
Step 6 - ⌛ 2 min.
Lightly fry in the same pan as used for the shallot.
Set aside.
Set aside.
Step 7 - ⌛ 5 min.
Peel 50 g button or field mushrooms and dice very small.
Step 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.
Step 9 - ⌛ 3 min.
Step 10 - ⌛ 2 min.
Add the chopped parsley, shallots, ham, mushroms, 30 g ground almonds and 1 tablespoon mustard.
Step 11 - ⌛ 2 min.
Mix well, salt and pepper.
Step 12 - ⌛ 3 min.
Soften the butter by stirring for a few minutes with a spatula or fork.
Step 13 - ⌛ 2 min.
Add to the mixture in the bowl and mix together.
Step 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.
Step 15 - ⌛ 5 min.
Pipe butter "sausages" on a sheet of plastic film.
Step 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.
Step 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.
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Nutritional information
| Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats | Calories | Energy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g | 4 g RDI=6 % | 3 g RDI=1 % | 55 g RDI=75 % | 520 kcal RDI=26 % | 2,178 kJ RDI=26 % |
| Whole recipe | 18 g RDI=28 % | 16 g RDI=6 % | 273 g RDI=374 % | 2,595 kcal RDI=130 % | 10,863 kJ RDI=130 % |
How much will it cost?
For 450 g
5.15 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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