Escargot With Wild Mushrooms

Serves: 2

Eloise Gerhold

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

47

Spice

55

Sweetness

53

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.2

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Cognac

2 sprigs

Thyme

1

Salt

Directions:

1

Saute 1 chopped shallot with 1 tablespoon butter until the shallots are soft

2

Add the sliced mushrooms and saute until the mushrooms have released their liquid and it has evaporated

3

Set aside and keep warm

4

In a separate pan, saute the remaining chopped shallot in 1 tablespoon butter

5

Add the snails and the garlic to the pan and toss

6

Remove the pan from the heat and add the Cognac

7

Ignite the Cognac with a lighter or by tilting the pan carefully towards the open flame and letting it catch

8

Flambe the Cognac until it is almost reduced

9

Add the Cabernet, bay leaf, and thyme, and reduce the liquid in the pan by two-thirds

10

Pour the veal stock into the pan and let the sauce simmer for 5 minutes

11

After the snail mixture has simmered for 5 minutes, add in the mushrooms and remove from the heat

12

Whisk in the remaining butter and stir in the truffle oil

13

Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper and top with chives

14

Serve the snails divided between warm shallow bowls