In French cuisine, snail is a much celebrated delicacy. So, when I was in France, I did it the French way–chowing down a bowl of these sea snails/whelks, or Bulots in French. (Thanks Pip for your information.)
I absolutely loved them and couldn’t get enough. Served cold with garlic mayonnaise, all I could say was “C’est si bon!” (It is so good!)
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I found a recipe of Bulots Mayonnaise here, but for your convenience, I have summarized it below:
How Many Calories Per Serving?
This recipe is only 140 calories per serving.
Bullots Mayonnaise/French Whelks with Mayonnaise Recipe (AKA "Belgian" Escargot de Bruxelles)
Servings 4 people
French Snails (Bulots Mayonnaise) Recipe - Served cold with garlic mayonnaise.
Calories 140 kcal
Ingredients
- 1/2 kg bulots
- 1 1/2 liters water
- 1 glass dry white wine or a little wine vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, grain, not ground pepper
- 1 laurel leaf
- Some thyme leaves
- Some fresh parsley
- Salt to taste
For the Mayonnaise:
- 1 uncooked egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon French mustard from Dijon
- Peanut oil
- Olive oil
- Freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1 garlic clove
- Salt to taste
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Directions
- 1Clean the bulots by soaking in salt water and then rinsed with clean water a few times. Place them in a pan with cold water (1.5 liters) wine, pepper, the laurel leaf, thyme and parsley. Add salt to taste and heat until it's boiling.
- 2Skim when necessary, and let it lightly boil for 40 min.
- 3When cooked, let the snails cool off in their cooking juices. When cold you'll eat them with thouthpicks. Everything but the opercula is edible.
- 4In a bowl mix the egg yolk and the mustard with a little spoon. Slowly add (little by little) the peanut oil. Add a little olive oil (5 teaspoons) for flavour, and then salt and one teaspoon of fresh lemon juice to taste. Mix everything well and set aside.
- 5Press the garlic clove or cut it into very fine slices. Add the garlic to the mayonnaise to fit your taste. Adjust mayonnaise to your flavour by adding more lemon juice, salt, or garlic to taste.
Nutrition Facts
Bullots Mayonnaise/French Whelks with Mayonnaise Recipe (AKA "Belgian" Escargot de Bruxelles)
Amount Per Serving (4 people)
Calories 140 Calories from Fat 27
% Daily Value*
Fat 3g5%
Cholesterol 111mg37%
Sodium 127mg6%
Potassium 500mg14%
Carbohydrates 3g1%
Protein 20g40%
Vitamin A 190IU4%
Vitamin C 0.5mg1%
Calcium 33mg3%
Iron 4.8mg27%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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