Name: Fried Snails with Peppers (Saligaria Savori me Piperies)
Yield: Serves 4-6
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 4 green bell peppers, cut in 6 pieces lengthwise; 1 sprig fresh rosemary, or 1 teaspoon dried; ½-1 fresh red chili pepper, chopped; or ⅓-½ teaspoon dried red pepper flakes; ½ cup red wine; ½ cup red wine vinegar; Sea salt; 3-4 cloves garlic, chopped; Flour, for dusting; Olive oil, for frying; 2 pounds live snails (Starve them in a covered basket outside for a week, and the last 1-2 days feed them a little flour.); 2 medium onions, sliced; 3 medium potatoes, thinly sliced

Preparation info

Serves
4-6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Foods of Greece

By Aglaia Kremezi

Published 1993

About

This recipe is a variation of Fried Fish in Vinegar Sauce and comes from Heraklion, Crete. For a more formal dish, serve it with rice, or simply with fresh Country Bread, which is delicious when dipped in the sauce. This recipe can only be made with live snails—don’t bother with it if you can only find the canned version.