🏷️ Category: lunch
🌍 Cuisine: Mediterranean
⭐ Difficulty: Medium
⏱️ Time: 45 min
📝 Introduction
You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Classic French Mussels a try. This recipe serves 2 and costs $2.93 per serving. Watching your figure? This gluten free, primal, and pescatarian recipe has 501 calories, 32g of protein, and 28g of fat per serving. From preparation to the plate
🥘 Ingredients
• wine0.5 cup
• parsley3 sprigs
• garlic cloves4
• kosher salt2 servings
• buttermilk0.5 cup
• mussels2 pounds
• olive oil1 Tbs
• shallots2
• butter4 tablespoons
👨🍳 Cooking Steps
1
Scrub mussels with a stiff brush, discard any that are open and stay that way even when you close the shell
2
Discard any with broken shells
3
Soak them in cool clean water for at least an hour
4
Mussels are alive and breathing and have taken in sand over time
5
This allows them to expel the sand
6
Mussels have a small fibrous "beard" that should be removed
7
Pull it out toward the hinge of the shell to keep from injuring the mussel
8
Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat
9
Add the shallots and garlic and cook until soft, about 5 minutes
10
Add the mussels, wine, buttermilk, butter, and parsley and season well with the kosher salt
11
Give it a good stir, cover the pot, and cook until mussels open and are cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes
12
Divide the mussels and the juices between 2 bowls and serve with a crusty whole-grain bread to sop up that wonderful sauce
