Easy Garlic Escargots

Description

These tender escargots in mushroom caps are smothered with wine sauce and cheese. Nothing big and fancy, but I liked how it turned out, so I thought I’d share. They’re easy to make too!

Ingredients

  • 1 (7 ounce) can escargots, drained
  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 20 mushrooms, stems removed
  • ⅓ cup white wine
  • ⅓ cup cream
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 1 pinch ground black pepper to taste
  • ¼ teaspoon dried tarragon
  • ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

  1. Place escargots in a small bowl and cover with cold water. Let sit for 5 minutes to remove any canned flavor they may have.
  2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8×8-inch baking dish.
  3. Drain escargots and pat dry with a paper towel.
  4. Melt butter with garlic in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add escargots and mushroom caps; cook and stir until mushroom caps begin to soften
  5. about 5 minutes.
  6. Whisk together wine
  7. cream
  8. flour
  9. tarragon
  10. and pepper in a small bowl until well combined. Pour into the skillet and bring to a boil. Cook
  11. stirring occasionally
  12. until sauce thickens
  13. about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat.
  14. Place mushroom caps into the prepared baking dish
  15. with the tops facing down. Spoon an escargot into each mushroom cap. Pour sauce from the skillet over mushroom caps
  16. then sprinkle grated Parmesan cheese over top.
  17. Bake in the preheated oven until cheese has turned golden brown
  18. 10 to 15 minutes.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Servings: 20

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