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How to Cook periwinkles
Victoria Haneveer

Easy Winkles Recipe

Winkles, or periwinkles, are a small, black type of sea snail and they may be bought or foraged. Although it's time-consuming to eat them, they are worth it because the flavor is yummy.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 4 minutes
Total Time 14 minutes
Servings: 2
Course: Appetizer
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
 

  • 30 live winkles
  • Crusty bread and butter, to serve (optional)
  • Garlic mayonnaise, to serve (optional)
  • Malt vinegar, to serve (optional)
  • Pins, to get them out of the shells

Method
 

  1. First soak the winkles in cold water for 10 minutes.
  2. Then soak them in salted cold water for 30 minutes.
  3. Now you can bring a pot of salted water to a boil.
  4. Add the winkles and cook for 3 or 4 minutes.
  5. Serve hot, perhaps with crusty bread and butter, malt vinegar and/or garlic mayonnaise.
  6. Don't forget the pins to get them out of their shells.