Escargot With Garlic-Parsley Butter
- 1 cup (2 sticks) European-style butter, room temperature
- 1 tablespoon dry white wine
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- Pinch of ground nutmeg
- 12 garlic cloves, very finely chopped
- 1 large shallot, finely chopped
- 3/4 cup finely chopped parsley
- 24 large empty escargots shells
- 24 extra-large canned escargots, preferably from Burgundy
- Preheat oven to 450u0b0F. Using an electric mixer on medium, beat butter in a medium bowl until smooth. With motor off, add wine, salt, pepper, and nutmeg, then beat on medium until incorporated. Reduce speed to low and add garlic, shallot, and parsley; mix just until incorporated. Transfer butter to a disposable pastry bag or a resealable plastic bag and snip off end (or 1 corner if using plastic bag).
- Place shells in a single layer in a shallow 2-qt. baking dish and pipe about 2 tsp. garlic-parsley butter into each. Tuck a snail inside each shell, then pipe in more garlic-parsley butter to fill shell and mound over top. Bake until snails are sizzling and garlic in butter no longer tastes raw, 10-15 minutes.
- Shells can be filled 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before baking.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/escargot-with-garlic-parsley-butter (may not work)