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Snail soup

Snail soup

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A classic of Baoulé culinary heritage, snail kedjenou is prepared in a clay pot and shaken to prevent the bottom from sticking. A flavorful and unique dis…

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

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Kedjenu d’escargot is a traditional Baoulé dish cooked in a round pot. To prevent the bottom from sticking, the pot is shaken throughout the cooking process. This is an original and delicious recipe to discover!

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Total55 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostPricey
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$77.32 $19.33 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $75.22
  • $0.29
  • $1.36
  • $0.03
  • $0.17
  • $0.10
  • $0.15

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Preparation time: 15 minutes
  2. Cooking time: 40 minutes
  3. Thoroughly wash the snails and place them in a pot with 4 cups of salted water. Cook them for 20 minutes over medium heat.
  4. Finely chop the onion and fresh chili pepper, crush 2 tomatoes, and dice the remaining 2. ≈ 8 min
  5. If you don’t have any juice at all, add 2 glasses of water. ≈ 3 min
  6. Add the vegetables to the mixture. ≈ 3 min
  7. For seasoning, add the seasoning cube, half a teaspoon of pepper, and, if you have it, a teaspoon of ground ginger (or grated ginger). ≈ 2 min
  8. The Kedjenou needs to cook for 20 minutes from this point, so please make sure to shake the pot at least 3 times to prevent the bottom from sticking or burning.
  9. If you’re curious, you can open the container once or twice to see if the seasoning is to your liking, or if it’s too dry. If it is, simply add another. ≈ 2 min
  10. Your Kédjénou is ready, enjoy your meal! ≈ 3 min

The bill

Snail soup

  • About a dozen medium-sized snails$75.22
  • 2 onions$0.29
  • 4 fresh tomatoes$1.36
  • Salt$0.03
  • Oil paints$0.17
  • Pepper$0.10
  • Fresh chili peppers$0.15

Total$77.32

that's $19.33 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • About a dozen medium-sized snails
  • 2 onions
  • 4 fresh tomatoes
  • 1 seasoning cube
  • Salt
  • Oil paints
  • Pepper
  • Ground ginger (optional)
  • Fresh chili peppers

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