Snails with Tomato Sauce

For the snails with tomato sauce, first put the fresh snails in cold salted water and let them rest for 1 hour. Carefully rinse them with warm water and then place them in boiling water and cook for 30 minutes. Then drain, carefully remove from the shells and remove the end piece of the snails.

Peel the carrot and 1 onion and finely dice both. Rinse the parsley and thyme and bring to the boil in a saucepan together with the vegetables, bay leaf and 500 ml water. Add the snails and cook for about 3 hours just below boiling point.

In the meantime, carefully clean the shells.

For the sauce, wash the bell pepper, cut it in half, clean it and cut it into pieces.

Peel the onion and garlic and finely dice both. Sauté in hot olive oil together with the bell bell pepper. Briefly sweat the tomato paste and add the tomatoes. Mix well and chop. Season with salt and pepper and simmer, stirring occasionally. Simmer gently for about 20 minutes. Then add the herbs and chili and simmer for another 5-10 minutes until desired consistency. Season with a dash of balsamic vinegar, salt and a pinch of sugar.

Remove the snails from the broth and stuff another snail into each snail shell. Add to the tomato sauce and heat through. Serve snails with tomato sauce sprinkled with freshly chopped parsley.

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