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Snail kedjenou

Snail kedjenou

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Ivorian Kedjenou, adapted for a slow cooker: pre-cooked snails, then simmered in a covered pot with onions, tomatoes, chili peppers, and ginger, while sha…

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Recipe from Eltia Aimée, Assassas77, Zenman, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Kedjenu d’escargot is a traditional Baoulé dish, prepared in a round-bottomed saucepan. To prevent the bottom from sticking, the saucepan is shaken constantly during cooking. This is an original and delicious recipe to discover!

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Total55 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostPricey
  • Cooking methodsuffocated
  • Estimated cost$83.21 $20.80 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Gluten-free
  • Low lactose

Ingredients

4 people
  • $75.34
  • $0.41
  • $6.70
  • $0.03
  • $0.27
  • $0.33
  • $0.13

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Thoroughly wash the snails and cook them for 20 minutes over medium heat in the saucepan with 4 cups of salted water.
  2. Finely chop the onion and the chili pepper, crush 2 tomatoes, and dice the remaining 2. ≈ 8 min
  3. If there is no juice left, add 2 cups of water. Add the vegetables and a drizzle of oil. ≈ 3 min
  4. Season with salt, pepper, and ginger. ≈ 2 min
  5. Cover and cook for 20 minutes, shaking the dish at least 3 times to prevent sticking.
  6. Check the seasoning and water level once or twice, adding more water if needed, and then serve. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Snail kedjenou

  • About a dozen medium-sized snails (achatines)$75.34
  • 2 onions$0.41
  • 4 fresh tomatoes$6.70
  • salt$0.03
  • 1/2 teaspoon of pepper$0.27
  • 1 teaspoon of ground ginger (optional)$0.33
  • Fresh chili peppers$0.13

Total$83.21

that's $20.80 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • About a dozen medium-sized snails (achatines)
  • 2 onions
  • 4 fresh tomatoes
  • 1 seasoning cube
  • salt
  • 1 piece of oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon of pepper
  • 1 teaspoon of ground ginger (optional)
  • Fresh chili peppers

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