Exciting escargots

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1cupUnsalted butter
3tablespoonsMinced garlic
36Large; canned escargots
1cupMargarita Jalapeno Salsa (see recipe)
2tablespoonsCaribe (crushed N. New Mexico hot red chile)
12Flour or corn tortillas -or-
1smallLoaf French bread
6smallsOvenproof earthenware casserole dishes

Directions

Preheat oven to 425. Melt butter in a skillet; add garlic and saute until garlic barely begins to turn golden. Place 6 escargots in each of 6 individual casseroles; drizzle evenly with garlic butter. Spoon 2 heaping tablespoons of salsa evenly over escargots in each casserole; sprinkle 1 teaspoon caribe over each. Bake 15-20 minutes or until sauce sizzles.

Meanwhile, warm tortillas (or slice and warm French bread). Serve escargots with tortillas or bread for dunking. Makes 6 servings.

From the <Hotter Than Hell!>, by Jane Butel, ISBN 0-89586-646-3 (0-89586-542-4 paperback). Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .