A Cretan homemade recipe worth trying:

Ingredients we will need:

• 300 g Snails about 20 – 30 pieces
  2 tablespoons vinegar
  Half an onion, finely chopped
  2 tablespoons olive oil
  1 bay leaf
  Salt and freshly ground pepper
  1 cup sweet ripe, mashed tomatoes
  1 cup rice for risotto
  2.5 cups of water

• Instructions:

  Prepare the snails (Snails) well. Rinse well, clean from the membranes and rub the shells with a sponge. Put a pot of water and 2 tablespoons to boil, add the snails and cook for 2 minutes. Then he wants a good rinse until all the saliva is gone and the water comes out clean.
  Then put the olive oil and onion in a saucepan and cook until the onion becomes transparent. Add the snails and sauté for 2 minutes. Then add the tomato, bay leaf, salt and pepper, cover the pot and simmer for 20 minutes. In the middle of cooking, check and add a little water, if necessary.

• Remove the snails with a slotted spoon, add the water and rice and turn up the heat to bring it back to a boil. Cover, lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the snails, stir lightly and continue cooking for another 6 minutes. Finally, turn off the heat and leave the pot on the stove for an additional 4-5 minutes or until all the liquid is absorbed by the rice.
  Serve and have a good appetite !!

Bibliography

The Hungry Bites. (n.d.). ΧΟΧΛΙΟΙ (ΣΑΛΙΓΚΑΡΙΑ) ΚΟΚΚΙΝΙΣΤΟΙ ΜΕ ΡΥΖΙ. Retrieved from The Hungry Bites: https://www.thehungrybites.com/GR/xoxlioi-saligkaria-kokkinistoi-me-rizi/