Pleclare's Almost Escargot I Made It

Pleclare's Almost Escargot

chuckieb 13 years ago
Wow! This is a crazy, amazing, awesome, fantastic appetizer. The absolute best word to describe it is "Decadent".
I made Pleclare's
Almost Escargot
last night as an appetizer for guests and everyone at the table gave it mega high-5's. This is an excellent show stopper treat that will have your friends raving about your skills in the kitchen.
It's also great because you can do the majority of the prep in advance. I also used gruyere as Pat had and I think thats really the way to go. Instead of bread cubes, I just put three slices of baguette on the side of the plate for everyone to use to sop up the sauce. When I took the plates off the table, they were wiped clean!
I will totally make this recipe again and again and again. It's incredible! Pat....Thank you soooooo much!
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keni 13 years ago said:

looks and sounds delicious.... love copycatting restaurant recipes! :)

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pleclare 13 years ago said:

It is wonderful and decadent as Janet said. So,so happy you all loved it. This recipe came directly from a chef at the Common Man. He had done it on a Morning TV show...The pic is great Janet and those plates look like they worked well.Will have to check something like that out...

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NPMarie 13 years ago said:

This looks amazing! I adore Gruyere...Nice pic Janet :)

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DetroitTokyo 13 years ago said:

Wow!

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keni 13 years ago said:

..these were okay...

I'm kidding! See my review and pic :)

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pleclare 13 years ago said:

Keni,you're cute!!

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keni 13 years ago said:

that's close to what is usually said...

what I hear more often is "Keni, you think you're cute, dontcha?" ;)

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mrpiggy 13 years ago said:

I looked for this "Gruyere" cheese in 2 stores with no luck. I guess I will have to use the cheddar. These look and sound great and cant wait to try

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keni 13 years ago said:

Hey Mr Piggy :) gruyere is usually sold in the specialty case near the deli section, around here... not in the dairy case where the other cheeses are. It's rather pricey, but it's worth it. :) If you happen to see fontina, you could sub it...

honestly... I don't think the cheddar sounds NEARLY as good with this as the meltier, white cheeses we're talking about.... and I love cheddar :) Don't get me wrong, I'm sure it'd be great...it's still gonna be a sinfully rich dish...can't wait to see what you end up using and what you think! :)

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mrpiggy 13 years ago said:

I want to find Gruyere. There are way too many great reviews that used it. I did see fontina. Or at least I think I did. Heck I looked through so many different cheeses I cant be sure, now. I never realized there were so many. I will have to try again tomorrow. Dont want the mushrooms to go bad. Thanks Keni.

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pointsevenout 13 years ago said:

Last time I needed Gruyere for a recipe, found it in Publix.

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pleclare 13 years ago said:

I found it(actually shredded gruyere/swiss blend) at Trader Joe's and it was great....

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mrpiggy 13 years ago said:

I finally found gruyere cheese at Raley's. Although, my joy was cut short when I got to the register. $17 per pound. YIKES. Do you guys always eat like that? I still cant wait to have this, though. I will be trying it this coming weekend. Sure hope I dont mess it up :(

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pleclare 13 years ago said:

Mr. Piggy,$4.99 for 12 oz. sjhredded swiss and gruyere at Trader Joe's. That's good by me. Think hubby would shoot me if I paid that much for cheese. If I did,I certainly wouldn't tell him.LOL!

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mrpiggy 13 years ago said:

Geez, thats a big difference. I wish there was a Trader Joe's close by. No matter. I know this is going to be good. I was just shocked. I'll come back here after I make it.....hopefully with a success story and not an oops :) Thanks Pleclare

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mommyluvs2cook 13 years ago said:

We don't have a Trader Joes either but we do have it at Sam's and it's just as cheap...do you have one of those? Gruyere is so good though and I know you'll love it!

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mrpiggy 13 years ago said:

No Sams here, momluvs2cook. I dont know of one anywhere close by. My next trip to Santa Rosa (60 miles) I will hit Trader Joe's and grab some. I just hope the $12 little teeny brick I did get will be enough

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mrpiggy 13 years ago said:

OK, I finally made this. It was awesome. It looked nothing like Keni's or Chuckieb's, though. For lack of kitchen accessories I made it in an 8x8. I couldnt really understand what to do with the puff pastries (let alone knowing what they were when shopping for them, and the directions on the box confused me even more), so I started them first then added the mushrooms on the other rack. After both were done, I assumed I was to put them on top of the mushrooms. It was only me and my daughter. After 1.75 lbs of Halibut, 2 cups of brown rice and 30 mushrooms in this, all I had left was rice. I forget my daughter can almost eat as much as I can at a sitting. just less sittings. This was a great, great dish Pleclare

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keni 13 years ago said:

Nice job, sir! :) The puff pastries, honestly, seemed a lil awkward to me, and I didn't even bother with them..as, I think pleclare said, as well :)

It doesn't matter how they looked, as long as they tasted scrumptious! Hope it was worth the hassle of that darn cheese. ;)

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mrpiggy 13 years ago said:

Oh it was worth it, alright. In fact I only used up half of that million dollar cheese. That means I have to go get more of that Bearnaise stuff and mushrooms :)

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keni 13 years ago said:

or find another recipe to use that decadent stuff in... I have a few. ;)

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pleclare 13 years ago said:

Hey Mrpiggy! So glad you enjoyed. As Keni said,howerver you did them as long as you enjoyed,that was good. I don't bother with the puff pastry....

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mrpiggy 13 years ago said:

Line me up Keni. Whatcha got for gruyere? You know, this "cheese" is really good. I mean really good But I have to say....... its also a PITA. Its hard to spell, hard to pronounce and hard to find. Oh, but it is easy to shred and doesn't stick all over :)

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frankieanne 13 years ago said:

I positive that Keni has some fabulous recipes with gruyere but I though I'd show you my favorite with it:
Grilled Sausage Sandwiches With Caramelized Onions And Gruyere Cheese
The caramelized onions are great in this, too!

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lovebreezy 10 years ago said:

2 - Another Review Here: 1 Pleclares Almost Escargot

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