Moules Marinière with Cream, Garlic and Parsley

Check out this easy recipe for Moules marinière. You can impress the family with this classic French dish in no time at all – ready on the table in 40 minutes.

Moules marinières (sailors mussels) from Normandy in France, are mussels in white wine sauce. They are traditionally served with fries to compose moules-frites.

If you like mussels then try the Bouillabaisse.

Moules Marinière

Richard

You can impress the family with this classic French dish in no time at all – ready on the table in 40 minutes.

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

Course Starter

Cuisine 🇫🇷 French

Servings 4

Calories 353 kcal

How Difficult Easy

Ingredients

  

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• 1.75 kg mussels
• 1 Garlic finely chopped
• 2 shallots finely chopped
• 15 g butter
• 1 bouquet garni parsley, thyme and bay leaves
• 100 ml dry white wine or cider
• 120 ml double cream
• 1 handful fresh flat-leaf parsley coarsley chopped
• crusty bread to serve

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Instructions

 

• Wash the mussels under plenty of cold, running water. Discard any open ones that won’t close when lightly squeezed.
• Pull out the tough, fibrous beards protruding from between the tightly closed shells and then knock off any barnacles with a large knife. Give the mussels another quick rinse to remove any little pieces of shell.
• Soften the garlic and shallots in the butter with the bouquet garni, in a large pan big enough to take all the mussels – it should only be half full.
• Add the mussels and wine or cider, turn up the heat, then cover and steam them open in their own juices for 3-4 minutes. Give the pan a good shake every now and then.
• Remove the bouquet garni, add the cream and chopped parsley and remove from the heat.
• Spoon into four large warmed bowls and serve with lots of crusty bread.

Notes

Original recipe by Rick Stein

Nutrition Facts

Moules Marinière

Amount per Serving

Calories

353

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

19

g

29

%

Saturated Fat

 

10

g

63

%

Carbohydrates

 

12

g

4

%

Fiber

 

1

g

4

%

Sugar

 

1

g

1

%

Protein

 

28

g

56

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Keyword French, shellfish

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