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.
27K 13 3.6
Last modified on: November 7th 2018
Keywords for this recipe:EscargotFrenchParsleyGarlicButterGastronomic versionFor 450 g, you will need:
- 0
1 cup + 2 tablespoons butter - 1
2 tablespoons parsley - 2
2 tablespoons shallot - 3 1 ½ tablespoon butter
- 4
¼ cup smoked ham - 5
2⁄3 cup button or field mushrooms - 6
1 tablespoon olive oil - 7
1 garlic clove - 8
1⁄3 cup ground almonds - 9
1 tablespoon French mustard - 10
salt - 11
pepper
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Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 47 min. | 4 min. | 51 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 3 min.
Cut 1 cup + 2 tablespoons butter into pieces, put these in a bowl and leave at room temperature for 2 hours (it's important).
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Melt 1 ½ tablespoon 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 ¼ cup 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 2⁄3 cup 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, 1⁄3 cup ground almonds and 1 tablespoon French 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.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,606 Kcal or 10,911 Kj | 18 gr | 16 gr | 274 gr |
| 130 % | 7 % | 2 % | 42 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 521 Kcal or 2,181 Kj | 4 gr | 3 gr | 55 gr |
| 26 % | 1 % | <1 % | 8 % |
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Source
Based on a recipe by Alain Ducasse.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Leek and tuna loaf, Confit Victoria pineapple with honey and spices, French toast "cordon bleu", Naan, Artichoke hearts forestier , ... All |
 | Button or field mushrooms: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Artichoke hearts forestier , African style chicken, Baker's tuna and mushroom tart, Sautéed pork with mushrooms in a cream sauce., Icelandic-style fish and vegetable pie, ... All |
 | Smoked ham: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Ham and cheese slices with spring onions, Crème de foie gras, Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style, Quail egg canapés, Potato tortilla (Spanish omelette), ... All |
 | Ground almonds: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Almond dacquoise, Apple Strudel, Stuffed prunes, Buckwheat almond biscuits, Amiens macaroons, ... All |
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