Mushrooms Stuffed With Escargot

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Course : Appetizers
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 6
 

Ingredients:

1/2 cup soft butter
1 teaspoon minced shallots
1 clove garlic -- (large), crushed
1 tablespoon minced parsley
1 tablespoon finely minced celery
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper to taste
12 large mushrooms
12 large canned snails -- drained
 

Preparation:

Cream 6 tablespoons of the butter with the shallots, garlic, parsley, celery, salt and pepper. Remove the mushroom stems and reserve for another purpose. Heat the remaining butter in a skillet. Add the mushroom caps and turn to coat on all sides. Arrange in the depressions of a snail pan, in scallop shells or in a shallow baking-serving dish. Place a scant teaspoon of the herbed butter in each mushroom cap, add a snail and cover it with a little more butter. Before serving, bake in a moderate oven (375 degrees) about 15 minutes. NOTE: Any leftover herbed butter may be used for baked or broiled fish.