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Summary

Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 50 mins
Total Time 13 hrs 10 mins
Course Appetizers & Snacks
Cuisine European
Servings (Default: 4)

Ingredients

For the sauce:

Fried Snails with Garlic and Parsley Cream on Mashed Potatoes
Fried Snails with Garlic and Parsley Cream on Mashed Potatoes
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Instructions

  1. Crush the garlic clove and let it steep in the peanut oil overnight.
  2. Steam the potatoes until soft, peel them and mash them with the fried bacon cubes and butter to a coarse puree. Season with salt and pepper and keep warm.
  3. Drain the snails, fry in butter for five minutes, deglaze with the cognac and add the chopped shallot and half of the peanut oil. Simmer a little more and season with salt and pepper.
  4. For the sauce, heat the cream, add the plucked parsley leaves and the second half of the garlic oil and puree with a hand blender until frothy. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  5. Arrange the snails on the mashed potatoes and pour on the parsley sauce all around.