THE KEG ESCARGOTS 
Ingredients for 8 portions:

48 pieces snails
48 pieces mushroom caps
8 lemon wedges
2 tbsp. butter

ESCARGOT BUTTER:

3/4 pound soft butter
1 small egg
1 tsp. prepared mustard
1/4 tsp. curry powder
1/4 tsp. paprika
1/4 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/4 tsp. lemon juice
2 tbsp. chopped onions
2 anchovy fillets, chopped
2 gherkins, chopped
1 tsp. capers, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped

ESCARGOT BUTTER: Place butter and eggs in bowl and whip with hand-mixer until smooth and fluffy, approximately 5 minutes.

Add remaining ingredients and mix for 3 minutes more.

ESCARGOT: Saute mushroom caps in butter until soft.

Using 8 snail dishes, place one snail in each hole and cover with a mushroom cap. Cover the dish with 2 oz. of escargot butter.

Bake escargot in preheated 375°F oven for 12 minutes, or until butter turns golden brown.

Serve with a lemon wedge and French bread

Submitted by: corey

recipe reviews
The Keg Escargots
   #193047
 HM (Canada) says:
Hi. I used to work for the KEG in the early 80's. This is the exact recipe that they gave out to customers when requested on little index cards, I still have a set of the cards and checked it.
   #192146
 Bon (United States) says:
Excellent recipe and just like what I ordered at the keg! Thanks for this recipe!
 #191472
 Jennifer (Ontario) says:
This is a good recipe, nice flavour BUT NOTHING LIKE THE KEG escargot,
   #190318
 Michelle Ray (Alberta) says:
Definitely Triple up the Spices, it's simply the Perfect Recipe from the Keg !!! Plus their prices are Ridiculously over priced !! This is a must keep Recipe ! Thanks so very much!!!
   #189899
 Shawn (Manitoba) says:
I tried this a few times now and played around.
I lowered butter to 1/2 lb (salted is best).
I removed anchovy fillets, gherkins, capers.
I did Mustard / Curry / Lemon Juice all at 1 tablespoon.

My addition:

1 tablespoon seasoning salt
2 tablespoons Plum sauce (any kind will work)

Closest I can get to the real McCoy!
 #187882
 Simone (British Columbia) says:
Are these served upside down? At the Keg the Escargot in the mushroom cap face up, not covered by them.
 #187284
 Lou (Canada) says:
Are the gherkins the sweet or not? Thanks.
   #187121
 Jamie (Ontario) says:
Not bad. Leave out curry powder. Add 2 oz of marble cheddar on top and enjoy!
   #184168
 Renee O'Connell says:
I have tried this with both unsalted and salted butter. Definitely salted butter is the best for this recipe. I used 1 lb of butter, tripled some ingredients; except for egg and onion. Doubled anchovies, capers, and mustard. Delicious! Almost makes up for not being able to go to The Keg during these Covid times.
 #183718
 Cindy Hite (British Columbia) says:
Is this recipe a copycat recipe or the original from Keg? I make my own recipe and it tastes similar to Keg's but I don't use half the ingredients you suggest here :)
 #183913
 Kathy (British Columbia) replies:
Hello! Do you share your recipe? :-)
 #187503
 Debbie Bedard (Ontario) replies:
Would you kindly share that escargot recipe with us. Thanks.
   #183595
 Megan (Quebec) says:
I followed this recipe, but used 1/2 cup butter and added additional spices (3-4x more) as per the comments, and it turned out perfectly! Almost identical to the real thing :)
   #173177
 Samuel Campbell (United States) says:
I haven't tried this yet, but I make mushrooms caps with the stem replaced with a snail.
   #169716
 RonInCR (Costa Rica) says:
The extra butter is to dip your crusty bread in...yum....
   #164686
 Darryn (Nova Scotia) says:
You need to put at least triple of everything but garlic and butter and eggs
   #164629
 Marsha (Ontario) says:
Very close! I agree that the butter needs to be reduced but there is something missing. Perhaps more Worcester sauce. It needs a bit more zing. But it was very very good. I will experiment. Lots of lemon juice after baking helps!
 #181777
 YMS (Alberta) replies:
Try adding cumin.

 

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