Escargot and Orzo in Portobello

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Seems complicated but it isn't.

  • 4
  • 15 mins
  • 30 mins

Ingredients

  • Step 1:
  • 3 cans escargot
  • 3 Tbsp. butter
  • 1 1/2 tsp. garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 1/2 tsp. ginger, peeled and grated
  • 1 Tbsp. crushed beef bouillon cube
  • Fresh ground pepper
  • Step 2:
  • 1 cup orzo
  • 1/3 cup garlic herb butter, divided
  • Step 3, Goat's cheese sauce:
  • 5 oz. soft unripened goat's cheese
  • 1/2 tsp. crushed chicken bouillon cube
  • 1/2 cup hot water
  • Step 4:
  • 4 large portobello caps, 4 1/2 inches diameter
  • Step 5, Zesty Ginger Mayonnaise:
  • 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
  • 2 Tbsp. ginger, peeled and grated
  • 2 tsp. sugar
  • 1/4 tsp. wasabi paste
  • Step 6:
  • 7 oz. fresh spinach leaves, stems removed

Preparation

Step 1

Step 1:

Drain and rinse the escargots, then drain again and ensure there is no shell in them.

Melt butter in a large skillet. Add garlic and ginger. Cook for 1 minute stirring constantly. Add escargots; sauté for another minute. Sprinkle with crushed beef bouillon cubes and black peppercorns. Cook for 2 or 3 more minutes, stirring frequently. Cover, remove from heat and allow to rest about 10 minutes.

Step 2:

Cook the orzo. Drain and toss with 1 Tbsp. garlic herb butter. Set aside.

Step 3:

Break up the goat cheese in a small bowl. Dissolve the crushed chicken bouillon cube in hot water and gradually add about 6 tablespoons, or as required, to the goat cheese to form a smooth creamy sauce. Add more water as required.

Step 4:

Over medium heat, melt the remaining garlic herb butter and sauté mushroom caps until about 2/3 done. Season with pepper and transfer caps, underside up, to plates, or platter and drizzle with mushroom drippings.

Step 5, Zesty Ginger Mayonnaise:

Combine mayonnaise, ginger, sugar and wasabi in a bowl and blend well.

Step 6:

Heat spinach leaves in microwave only to soften slightly. Divide spinach leaves into mushroom caps and drizzle with mayonnaise.

Top spinach with orzo; crown with heated escargots, drizzling the escargot sauce over top.