Curried mussels with cabbage
The mussels are cooked "à la marinière", then shelled and served in a creamy curry sauce with shredded, barely-tender cabbage.
38K 4 4.8
Last modified on: December 30th 2019
Keywords for this recipe:For 2 people, you will need:
- 1
1 lb + 1.6 oz mussels - 2
0.9 oz onion - 3
7.0 oz white cabbage - 4
2 tablespoons olive oil - 5
4.4 oz liquid cream - 6
½ tablespoon curry powder - 7
salt - 8
pepper
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 1 hour 9 min. | 15 min. | 1 hour 24 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 30 min.
Prepare the mussels
Cook 1 lb + 1.6 oz mussels as for mussels marinière.Stage 2 - 10 min.
Remove the shells and put the mussels in a bowl to wait.
Keep half the cooking liquid, the mussel "jus".
Keep half the cooking liquid, the mussel "jus".
Stage 3 - 8 min.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a deep skillet or frying pan. When good and hot, add the chopped onion.
Salt, pepper and mix well.
Cook for 1 or 2 minutes
without colouring..
Salt, pepper and mix well.
Cook for 1 or 2 minutes
without colouring..
Stage 6
Add the cabbage, mix again, cover and leave to cook...
Stage 7 - 5 min.
...for 4 or 5 minutes until the cabbage is just tender.
Take off the heat and keep hot.
Take off the heat and keep hot.
Stage 8 - 8 min.
The curry sauce
Put the mussel cooking liquid saved in stage 2 into a medium-sized saucepan.Reduce by half on high heat.
Stage 9 - 4 min.
Add 4.4 oz liquid cream, mix throughly with a whisk and bring back to the boil.
Stage 10 - 4 min.
Stage 11 - 5 min.
Drain the mussels thoroughly, then add to the curry sauce.
Mix gently and turn off the heat.
Mix gently and turn off the heat.
Stage 12 - 5 min.
Heat the plates.
Arrange a bed of cabbage on each plate, sit the mussels on top and pour the remaining sauce over.
Serve immediately.
Arrange a bed of cabbage on each plate, sit the mussels on top and pour the remaining sauce over.
Serve immediately.
Remarks
The amount of curry powder is for guidance and should be varied to suit your own taste.
Green or white cabbage? Use whichever you prefer and is in season.
Green or white cabbage? Use whichever you prefer and is in season.
And to drink?
A dry white wine, the same one the mussels have been cooked in, or something fresh and light, like a Charcenne.
Keeping
Should be eaten immediately.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,275 Kcal or 5,338 Kj | 105 gr | 25 gr | 83 gr |
| 64 % | 40 % | 2 % | 13 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 144 Kcal or 603 Kj | 12 gr | 3 gr | 9 gr |
| 7 % | 5 % | <1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 638 Kcal or 2,671 Kj | 52 gr | 12 gr | 42 gr |
| 32 % | 20 % | 1 % | 6 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 people : 2.37 €
- Per person : 1.19 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Mussels: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Paella, Normandy seafood stew, Breton style shellfish and vegetable soup, Fillets of sole Dieppoise, Mussels marinière, ... All |
 | White cabbage: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Marinated tuna and cabbage, Roast cabbage with lemon, Pan-fried fish fillets, braised cabbage with Noilly Prat, Lemony cabbage and potato salad, ... All |
 | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: French toast "cordon bleu", Pain perdu, Turban of sole with langoustines, Bisto-style canapés, Cervelle de Canut, ... All |
 | Onion: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tartiflette, Pea risotto "Mantecare", Roscoff salad, Tzatziki, Late Winter Soup with Fresh Spinach, ... All |
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