Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
  • 1 teaspoon shallot, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon parsley, chopped
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic, minced
  • 1 lemon, juice of
  • 1 dash Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 dash Tabasco sauce
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 tablespoon Pernod
  • escargot, drained and rinsed
  • dry white wine
  • snail shells, for serving

Method

  • In a bowl cream together the butter, shallots, parsley, garlic, lemon.
  • juice, Worcestershire and Tabasco, salt, pepper, and Pernod.
  • Simmer the drained escargots in a little wine for a few minutes [long enough for them to absorb the wine].
  • Drain them.
  • Place some of the creamed mixture in each snail shell [using half of the creamed mixture], place escargots on top [one per shell], then top with remaining creamed mixture.
  • Place the shells in an oven-proof serving.
  • pan and bake them at 450 degrees F. until the butter begins to sizzle.
  • Just before serving, sprinkle each escargot with a little dry white wine.