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Burgundy snails

Burgundy escargots

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Burgundy snails: cooked for a long time in a white wine broth, then returned to their shells with a garlic, shallot, parsley, and lemon butter, and then b…

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Recipe from Modjou, DavidL, Brunodesacacias and 7 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Burgundy snails are a traditional gastronomic dish from the Burgundy region. They are slowly cooked in a flavorful broth and filled before being served in their shells.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time3 hr 30 min
  • Total4 hr
  • DifficultyHard
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$12.69 $3.17 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people

Cooking

  • $0.46
  • $0.39
  • $0.21
  • $0.18
  • $5.79
  • $0.27

escargot butter

  • $3.70
  • $0.54
  • $0.33
  • $0.44
  • $0.11
  • $0.27

Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 12 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Wash and scrub the snails. ≈ 2 min
  2. Cook them for at least 2 hours in a white wine broth, with a little water, salt, pepper, onion, garlic, carrot, herbs, and bacon. They should be very tender.
  3. Rinse them in a colander, then in a cloth. ≈ 2 min
  4. Finely chop the parsley, chervil, shallots, garlic, and bacon, and mix them with the softened butter, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. ≈ 8 min
  5. In clean, dry shells, place a small amount of butter, then add the escargot, followed by more butter. ≈ 3 min
  6. Place them in a baking dish and bake in a preheated oven (220 °C) for a few minutes, until the butter is golden brown.
  7. Serve immediately. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Burgundy escargots

  • White wine$0.46
  • 1 carrot$0.39
  • 1 onion$0.21
  • 2 or 3 cloves of garlic$0.18
  • 1 bouquet garni$5.79
  • water, salt, pepper$0.27
  • 400 g of butter$3.70
  • parsley$0.54
  • 2 shallots$0.33
  • 5 cloves of garlic$0.44
  • One lemon$0.11
  • salt, pepper$0.27

Total$12.69

that's $3.17 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 100 Burgundy snails
  • One slice of bacon
  • White wine
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 onion
  • 2 or 3 cloves of garlic
  • 1 bouquet garni
  • water, salt, pepper
  • 400 g of butter
  • parsley
  • A little bit of chervil
  • 2 shallots
  • 5 cloves of garlic
  • 1 small slice of raw bacon
  • One lemon
  • salt, pepper

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