Ingredients for Snails with herbs - Serves 4 persons:
- 40 Snails;
- Parsley;
- Rosemary;
- Chives;
- Garlic;
- Fresh mint;
- 1 stalk of celery;
- Oil;
- Vinegar;
- Salt and pepper.
Snails with herbs preparing:
First of all purge the snails by putting them in a container with some soaked and squeezed breadcrumbs, and add some vine leaf.
Let them stand for a couple of days, then put them in salted water with strong vinegar and wash them until the foam is exist, then put them in a deep pot and cover them with water.
Keep them on a low heat until they come out of the shell. After that raise the heat and makes cook for another half hour.
Arrange snails in a pan with olive oil, sliced celery, a little rosemary, parsley, mint, a few cloves of garlic and chopped onion.
Add the peeled and dried snails, and make them cook for a couple of hours with the lid and on a very low fire.