COUNTRY-STYLE SNAIL SOUP

It's a simple country recipe, very good. A tip for washing snails well: put a handful of coarse salt on them and turn them well for a couple of minutes and then rinse very well several times.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 kg snails
• 1 large onion
• 2 green hot chili peppers
• 1 celery stick
• 1 bunch parsley
• 4 potatoes
• 250 g peeled tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• salt
• extra virgin olive oil

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Wash the snails well and place them in a pot with water. Cover with the lid and place the pan on a low heat to let them come out of the shell a little.
2. Bring the snails to the boil and cook them for 10 minutes. Drain them.
3. In a pan, place the oil, the coarsely chopped onion, the 2 green chili peppers, the celery and the chopped parsley. Brown well
4. Add the peeled tomatoes, tomato paste and a little salt. Leave to cook for 20 minutes, adding a little water if needed.
5. Add the snails and potatoes, peeled and cut into 4 pieces. Let everything cook until the potatoes are cooked.
6. Serve with slices of bruschetta bread.