Stewed Snails with Mushrooms

Stewed Snails with Mushrooms

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When they're available, substitute chanterelles, cepes, or hedgehogs for the mushrooms suggested in this recipe.

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Ingredients

  • 3 (4.5-oz.) cans snails, drained
  • 1 large yellow onion, peeled and quartered
  • 1 carrot, peeled and quartered
  • 1 stalk celery, quartered
  • 2 cups dry white wine
  • 1 bouquet garni (1 sprig fresh thyme, 1 sprig fresh parsley, 1 bay leaf, 5 black peppercorns, 5 coriander seeds, 3 cloves, and 1 whole peeled garlic clove, wrapped and tied in cheesecloth)
  • 2 1⁄2 lb. assorted mushrooms, such as button, shiitake, or portobello
  • Vegetable oil
  • Salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 Tbsp. butter
  • 2 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped
  • 2 shallots, peeled and chopped
  • Juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 1⁄4 cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 5 stemmed fresh spinach leaves
  • 1⁄3 cup fresh basil leaves
  • 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
  • 2 tsp. chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 tsp. chopped fresh tarragon
  • 1 tsp. chopped fresh chervil
  • 1 tsp. chopped fresh chives
  • Salt and freshly ground white pepper

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