Normandy Snail Gratin

Ingredients

• 50 g Unsalted butter (cut into cubes)
• 100 g Smoked bacon (cut into cubes)
• 5 douzaines Canned Burgundy snails (drained, pre-cooked)
• 100 g Button mushrooms (cleaned and sliced)
• 3 Shallots (peeled and thinly sliced)
• 1 Garlic clove (crushed)
• 3 cuillères à soupe Thick crème fraîche (about 45 ml)
• 1 cuillère à soupe Flat-leaf parsley (chopped)
• to taste Freshly ground black pepper
• a pinch Fleur de sel
• 30 g Breadcrumbs (for gratin topping)

Instructions

1. Prepare the ingredients

   Thinly slice the shallots, crush the garlic, clean and slice the mushrooms, chop the parsley and measure the butter, bacon, cream and breadcrumbs.

   Time: PT10M

2. Brown the bacon

   Melt the butter in the pan over medium heat, add the diced bacon and brown it for 5 minutes, stirring regularly.

   Time: PT5M

3. Sauté the aromatics and mushrooms

   Add the shallots, garlic and mushrooms to the pan. Sauté for 5 minutes until the mushrooms release their water and the shallots become translucent.

   Time: PT5M

4. Incorporate the cream and parsley

   Reduce the heat to low, add the thick crème fraîche and chopped parsley. Stir gently for 3 minutes without bringing to a boil.

   Time: PT3M

5. Add the snails and season

   Stir in the drained snails, season generously with pepper and add a pinch of fleur de sel. Heat gently for 5 minutes, stirring delicately.

   Time: PT5M

6. Transfer to the gratin dish

   Pour the mixture into the chosen gratin dish and sprinkle the breadcrumbs evenly.

   Time: PT2M

7. Preheat the oven

   Preheat the oven to 200 °C while the mixture rests in the dish.

   Time: PT5M

   Temperature: 200°C

8. Bake the gratin

   Place the dish in the oven and bake for 12 minutes until the breadcrumbs are golden and crisp.

   Time: PT12M

   Temperature: 200°C

9. Rest and serve

   Remove the gratin from the oven, let rest for 2 minutes before serving with country bread and a green salad.

   Time: PT2M

Nutrition Facts

Calories

445

Protein

12 g

Carbohydrates

7 g

Fat

25 g

Fiber

1 g