Black Forest Escargot Soup
A German dinner party soup. Badische Schneckensuppe was the house specialty of the Zum Ritter in in Durbach. If you don't like escargot, use extra mushrooms instead. My dinner guests couldn't tell the difference between the minced escargot and the minced mushroom and there was not a drop of soup left over. I used extra Pernod because I did not have aniseed.
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INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 1⁄4cup unsalted butter
- 2tablespoons finely minced shallots
- 1tablespoon finely minced garlic
- 1⁄2
- 1cup riesling wine
- 1cup beef broth
- 1cup chicken broth
- 1
- 1(7 1/2 ounce) can escargot, drained and very finely minced (reserve liquid)
- 1tablespoon minced fresh chives
- 1tablespoon minced fresh parsley
- 1⁄4teaspoon finely ground anise seed
- 2egg yolks, lightly beaten
- 2
Beurre Manie
- 1
- 1tablespoon sifted all-purpose flour
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DIRECTIONS
- Beurre Manie: Combine butter and flour in a small bowl and blend well.
- Soup: Melt butter in a large heavy sauce pan over low heat, add shallot and cook 5 minutes.
- Stir in garlic, cook 1-2 minutes, add mushrooms and cook 15 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Pour in wine, broths and creme fraiche, simmer 20 minutes.
- Stir in escargot, reserved liquid, chives, parsley and aniseed.
- Pinch off bits of Beurre Manie and whisk into soup, one at a time.
- Beat 1 tbsp of hot soup into the egg yolks, add 3 more tbsp one at a time, whisking vigorously.
- Add egg mixture to soup, stir in Pernod and let soup "mellow" over low heat (do not boil) 1-2 minutes.
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