Snails, cretan style, w/ vinegar or tomatoes


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Preparation Time:
10 Min
Serves:
1
Difficulty:
Moderate
Cost:
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Main Ingredients:

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:


---------------------TO PREPARE SNAILS--------------------------
Wheat, flour and/or thyme
Salt

----------------FOR FIRST RECIPE, TO SERVE 1---------------------
1 lb Snails
1/2 c Olive oil
1/4 c Red wine vinegar

----------------FOR SECOND RECIPE, SERVING 1---------------------
1 lb Snails
1/2 c Olive oil
Salt
1 Onion; grated
1/4 c Chopped fresh parsley
1 lb Peeled, chopped tomatoes

The Greek gift for having a word for it applies richly to snails,
usually called "salingaria" on the mainland, but "hohli" on Crete and
"karaoli" on Cyprus. Hohli are a favorite Cretan food, and the
delicious cooking methods explain why. Snails are scrupulously
avoided except in summer, when they are considered safe to eat.
Since snails absorb the odors and taste of foods on which they feed,
Cretans catch them after a rainfall, put them in a covered container,
and feed them for several days on wheat, flour, and perhaps some
thyme. Then the real fun begins. The amounts of the other
ingredients in this recipe are based on a pound of snails. One pound
of snails serves 1 or 2.
First be sure all the snails are alive, then wash them thoroughly
in cold water and place in their shells in a container large enough
to hold them. Pour hot water over them to cover and bring to a boil.
Add a teaspoon of salt for each quart of water and continue to boil
for 20 minutes, skimming off foam. Drain the snails, then wash in
cold water and drain again. In a deep, heavy pan, heat olive oil
almost to the boiling point, using 1/2 cup olive oil per pound of
snails. Add the snails and fry for 10 minutes, turning carefully
with tongs to avoid spattering oil. Pour in 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
for each pound of snails. Remove from heat and stir constantly for a
few minutes. Remove the snails to individual plates and serve hot
with a little of the remaining sauce, and some bread and wine, as an
appetizer or first course.

SNAILS BRAISED WITH TOMATOES Prepare the snails for cooking as
directed above. In a deep, heavy pan, heat 1/2 cup olive oil per
pound of snails, add some salt for seasoning and then the snails.
Cover, lower the heat, and cook for 10 minutes, turning once. Add a
grated onion and 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley per pound of snails.
Stir over medium heat for a few minutes, then add a pound of peeled,
chopped tomatoes for each pound of snails. Cover and simmer for 30
minutes, or until the tomatoes are tender. Serve with fried potatoes
and baby zucchini salad.

From: "The Food of Greece" by Vilma Liacouras Chantiles, Avenel
Books, New York.

Typed for you by Karen Mintzias

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