Lumache Alla Marchigiana

Course :	Italian
From:	HungryMonster.com
Serves:	4

Ingredients:

5	pounds	snails -- purge overnight with 1/2 pound cornmeal
6	tablespoons	virgin olive oil
2	medium	onions -- thinly sliced
6	cloves	garlic -- thinly sliced
2	tablespoons	chopped fresh thyme leaves
1	cup	dry white wine
1	cup	black olives -- with pits
1	cup	basic tomato sauce
1	teaspoon	salt -- to taste
1	teaspoon	freshly-ground black pepper -- to taste
5	pounds	snails -- purge overnight with 1/2 pound cornmeal
6	tablespoons	virgin olive oil
2	medium	onions -- thinly sliced
6	cloves	garlic -- thinly sliced
2	tablespoons	chopped fresh thyme leaves
1	cup	dry white wine
1	cup	black olives -- with pits
1	cup	basic tomato sauce
1	teaspoon	salt -- to taste
1	teaspoon	freshly-ground black pepper -- to taste

Preparation:

If live, steam snails 1 hour, or until they leave their shells. Remove and rinse. In a 12-inch to 14-inch sauté pan, heat olive oil until smoking. Add onions and garlic and cook over medium heat until soft and lightly brown. Add thyme leaves, snails, wine, olives and Basic Tomato Sauce and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer 30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and serve. Source: MOLTO MARIO with Mario Batali From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # MB-5709)