Calvados-Flavored Intriguing Snails
From: Lise, Iberville
Servings: 4
  • 1 tablespoon [15 g] butter
  • 32 snails, rinsed then drained
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] Calvados
  • 105 mL [1/3 cup + 5 teaspoons] white wine
  • 160 mL [2/3 cup] heavy whipping cream [35% m.s.g.]
  • 1 teaspoon [5 mL] demi-glaze sauce
  • 2 red apples
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • Parsley, to decorate
  • 4 small tomatoes cut into roses, to decorate
  • Melt butter over medium heat.
  • Add drained snails; salt, pepper and just heat snails.
  • Pour in Calvados; flambe.
  • Pour in white wine; leave to simmer until almost dry.
  • Lower heat before pouring in cream and demi-glaze sauce.
  • Leave to thickened.
  • Remove snails from mixture; reserve snails.
  • Half then core unpeeled apples; cut each apple into 16 wedges before adding wedges to the sauce.
  • Bring to a boil over high heat until mixture just starts to boil; remove from heat and mix in reserved snails.
  • Alternately arrange snails and apples wedges evenly onto 4 individual plates.
  • Decorate plates with parsley and tomato roses before serving.