5 puff snail Recipes

garlic cloves, peeled and finely minced, sea salt, unsalted butter, at room temperature (225g), minced parsley, minced chives, minced shallots, freshly grated black pepper, fresh lemon juice, pernod or 1 tbsp pastis, very large top-quality canned snails, drained, puff pastry , cases (mini vol-au-vent cases), readymade sheet puff pastry

i have made this many times and the recipe comes from a french/belgium restaurant i worked in once again no written recipe , but i will try and explain how i did it., we bought the escargots (ok, snails) in a a 1 or 2 lb. tub, they came frozen and cleaned, no shells. we had shells we could stuff them in, if needed., i took a small pyrex ramekin and filled it half full of a clarified unsalted-butter, parsley and a small bit of garlic mixture. i put in 6 snails and covered the top with a puff pastry sheet. i would cut the pastry to fit the ramekin with a little hanging over the sides of the ramekin and coat with a egg wash (egg white and water) and made sure it sealed, use egg wash to make sure, pastry could shrink if not sealed good ., i put in a 425 degree oven and browned the pastry. i would make some kind of design on the pastry from a small cutters, before i browned it. i served this on a small white plate with a small paper doily on it. this dish we sold for $9.95 and sold a bunch nightly., a few sliced button mushrooms would be an option

fresh foie gras , cut into 1/2-inch thick slices, unsalted butter, minced shallots, minced garlic, button mushrooms, rinsed well and finely chopped, salt, freshly ground black pepper, minced fresh thyme, madeira or port, sheets puff pastry, snails, drained and rinsed (or, 48 fresh snails, prepared as directed below), egg, beaten, remaining foie gras fat and enough butter to measure 1/4 cup total, minced shallots, minced garlic, fresh thyme, chicken stock, heavy cream, fresh snails in their shells, white vinegar, salt, dry white wine, onion, coarsely chopped, carrots, coarsely chopped, stalk celery, coarsely chopped, bouquet garni, garlic, mashed, salt, freshly ground black pepper

frozen puff pastry shells, thawed, butter, shallots or 3 medium , minced, flat leaf parsley, minced, cilantro, minced, chives, minced, tarragon, minced, salt & freshly ground black pepper, snails, rinsed (about 3 dozen), dry white wine or 1/4 cup pernod, heavy cream