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Snails, Portuguese Style
2 lb Small snails 1 tb Olive oil 1 sm Bunch dry oregano 1 Laurel leaf 1 Garlic clove, minced 1 sm Onion, peeled, quartered Sal & pepper Piri-piri peppers Try to obtain snails about...
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Ingredients6 items
Ingredients
- 2lbsmall snails
- 1tb olive oil
- 1sm bunch dry oregano
- 1laurel leaf
- 1garlic clove, minced
- 1sm onion, peeled, quartered
Directions
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2 lb Small snails 1 tb Olive oil 1 sm Bunch dry oregano 1 Laurel leaf 1 Garlic clove, minced 1 sm Onion, peeled, quartered Sal & pepper Piri
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Starve them for 3 or 4 days to get rid of any toxic herbs they may have ingested
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Wash snails in running water till all the slime is gone
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Place them in a large pan and cover with water (2" or 3" above snails)
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Add all the other ingredients
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Cover the pan tightly
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Heat the water over a very slow fire so that snails have time to extend heads outside shells
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Let boil slowly for the first hour