How to quickly prepare snails?

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How to quickly prepare fresh snails?

I've heard snails must be soaked in salted water for a few hours in order to remove the mucus but a friend of mine suggested that the ones in shells can be simply thrown into the hot ash and after a dozen of minutes they can be taken off the shell and eaten.

Was he right? What is the fastest way to prepare snail for eating? I mean, fastest way to prepare them so, that they would be safe food (killed parasites etc.)

Originally posted on outdoors.stackexchange.com He may be looking for edible, not tasty. — Chris Cudmore, Jun 14 '12 at 18:34
Exactly, edible, not harmful, in extreme situations only. I have snails preparation in cookbok, but it requires time and access to kitchen ;) — , Jun 14 '12 at 18:36
@Sobachatina - Well, if we can't survive like Ladies and Gentlemen, what's the point? — Chris Cudmore, Jun 15 '12 at 20:36
See also http://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/14300/would-boiling-make-escargot-safe-if-they-were-carrying-parasites-or-bacteria — derobert, Jun 15 '12 at 22:00

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 17 '12 at 11:57

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The fastest way would be simply to boil them in salted water for a few minutes.

Throwing them on ashes (a barbecue?) would do the trick also, but I guess you might want to leave them there for more than a few minutes to ensure they were cooked throughout, and theres a bigger danger they'd overcook.

answered Jun 17 '12 at 11:57

carpii

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How to quickly prepare snails?

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