Oven Grilled Escargots

Oven grilled escargots. Escargots with delicious homemade butter sauce cooked in a halogen (turbo) oven.

What do Escargots/Snails Taste Like?

Escargot is a type of food made from snails. It is usually cooked in garlic butter and served with bread. The taste of escargot is not very strong and is similar to mussels. It has a smooth, chewy texture.

Grilled Escargots for Christmas

Escargot for Christmas? Snails? Those slimy little things we used to pour salt on when we were kids? Nope, not those. Helix snails from France are the kind we prepare for Christmas dinner. They’re plump and not too fatty, unlike garden snails.

If you want to make escargot, you need to add a lot of butter before baking in the oven. I’ve made escargot three times now, and each time it gets better. For a special, last-minute appetizer, I buy them online—much cheaper than at the grocery store. You’ll need a special dish to put your snails in, or just use a baking dish.

And, don’t forget to serve it with crunchy French bread to dip in the garlic butter. Yum!

How to Make Escargots

Combine parsley, garlic, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and butter and put them in a blender. Blend until the mixture is smooth. Put small snails into their shells and use the butter mixture to seal them in.

Heat an oven at 400°F (205°C) and put the snails on the grilling rack inside. Cover the oven and cook for 5-7 minutes.

How to Serve Grilled Escargots

Escargot is a snail dish that usually comes covered in garlic butter. It has a mild taste similar to mussels and feels chewy and smooth. It’s usually eaten with crunchy bread.

Oven Grilled Escargots

Ingredients

• 3½oz (100g) butter
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed
• freshly squeezed lemon juice (from half of lemon)
• salt,white pepper to taste
• 12 escargots, precooked or canned

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