Escargot And Truffle Penne Food

EASY GARLIC ESCARGOTS

Steps:

• Place escargots in a small bowl, and cover with cold water; set aside for 5 minutes. This will help to remove the canned flavor they may have.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8x8 inch baking dish.
• Drain the water from the escargots and pat dry with a paper towel. Melt butter with the garlic in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the escargots and mushroom caps; cook and stir until the mushroom caps begin to soften, about 5 minutes.
• Whisk together wine, cream, flour, pepper, and tarragon in a small bowl until the flour is no longer lumpy. Pour this into the skillet, and bring to a boil. Cook, stirring occasionally until the sauce thickens, about 10 minutes.
• Remove the skillet from the heat, and use a spoon to place the mushrooms upside down into the prepared baking dish. Spoon an escargot into each mushroom cap. Pour the remaining sauce over the mushroom caps and into the baking dish. Sprinkle grated Parmesan cheese overtop.
• Bake in preheated oven until the Parmesan cheese has turned golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes.

ESCARGOT TRUFFIERE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Slowly heat clarified butter in medium pan,. Stir in flour and cook for 2 or 3 minutes over moderate heat. Add tomato paste and slowly stir in wine. Add bouquet garni and simmer gently for 30 minutes.
• Add ham to sauce and season with salt and pepper. Add snails and simmer on low heat for 10 minutes; they will pop out of their shells. Mix in truffle.
• Remove snails and shells from sauce, and discard herbs sachet. Place snails in their shells and top with sauce. Bake 5 minutes, until sauce bubbles.

ESCARGOT AND TRUFFLE PENNE

Steps:

• Cook pasta in a large pot according to package instructions and drain. Return pasta to pot, removed from heat. Heat butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add shallots and sauté for 4 minutes. Add escargot and coat with butter shallot mixture. Pour in wine, bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer over low-medium heat. Simmer until wine is reduced by half. Add cream. Cook for 3 minutes. Stir in truffle, truffle oil, salt and pepper. Remove from heat and fold in ½ cup parmesan. Pour sauce over pasta and stir. Turn on oven broiler. Spoon pasta into ramekins and top with parmesan. Broil until the parmesan melts and begins to slightly brown. Serve immediately.

ESCARGOT AND POLLOCK OVER SPINACH NOODLES

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the spaghetti, and cook until tender, about 7 minutes. Drain, stir in a tablespoon of butter, and set aside.
• Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic, and cook until lightly browned. Lay the pollock fillets in the skillet, and cook until golden on each side, about 5 minutes. When the fillets are starting to be done, break them into pieces with a fork or spatula.
• Add the remaining butter to the skillet, and stir in the escargot. Cook and stir for about 4 minutes. Escargot cooks fast like shrimp, so watch it. Remove from the heat, and season with parsley, oregano and basil. Top with a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese.

ESCARGOTS IN HERBED CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°.
• Place pastry shells on a baking sheet and bake in center of oven for about 25 minutes, or until puffed and browned. Carefully remove the scored tops and set aside. Scoop out any unbaked dough and bake shells for an additional 10 minutes. Transfer to rack and cool.
• While shells are cooling, melt butter in a large skillet. Add shallots and cook over low heat until softened but not yet browned, about 4 minutes.
• Add parsley, cilantro, chives and tarragon, season with salt and pepper and cook over moderate heat for about 3 minutes.
• Add snails and cook for 1 minute.
• Add wine and simmer for 3 minutes.
• Add cream and simmer about 5 minutes, until thickened. Season with salt and pepper.
• Spoon snails and their sauce into pastry shells, top with lids and serve.