Original creation by
Samuel Albert,
French Top Chef winner 2019,
Restaurant Les petits prés,
Angers, France
SNAIL TARTLET
SNAIL TARTLET WITH ST-REMY, PARMESAN, HAZELNUTS & TARRAGON
INGREDIENTS & PREPARATION
1 packet of filo dough
2 dozen snails
3 branches of tarragon
100 g hazelnuts
20 cl St Rémy® brandy
20 cl liquid cream
50 g Parmesan cheese
25 g butter
1 shallot
1 clove garlic
Salt and pepper
Brush the filo pastry sheets one by one with melted butter.
Cut the tart base with a round cookie cutter.
Bake between two pie tins at 180°C for 7 minutes.
Unmold while hot and set aside.
Roughly chop the hazelnuts.
In a pan, fry the snails and hazelnuts in a little butter.
Add the garlic and shallot halfway through, then deglaze with
the St-Rémy® brandy.
Add the cream and half of the Parmesan.
Place the preparation in the bottom of the pie.
Decorate with a few pieces of Parmesan and tarragon leaves.
Sprinkle a pinch of pepper.
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