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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.

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Last modified on: December 30^th 2019

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For 8 people, you will need:

1 2 litres mussels
2 100 ml onion
3 800 ml white cabbage
4 8 tablespoons olive oil
5 500 ml liquid cream
6 2 tablespoons curry powder
7 salt
8 pepper

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Time required for this recipe:

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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 2 litres 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".

Stage 3 - 8 min.

The cabbage

Prepare 800 ml white cabbage and shred finely.

Stage 4 - 3 min.

Prepare 100 ml onion and chop finely.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Heat 8 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..

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.

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 500 ml liquid cream, mix throughly with a whisk and bring back to the boil.

Stage 10 - 4 min.

Add 2 tablespoons curry powder, mix again and bring back to the boil.

Check the seasoning.

Stage 11 - 5 min.

Drain the mussels thoroughly, then add to the curry sauce.

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.

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.

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
3,610 Kcal or 15,114 Kj	405 gr	79 gr	184 gr
181 %	156 %	7 %	28 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
118 Kcal or 494 Kj	13 gr	3 gr	6 gr
6 %	5 %	<1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
451 Kcal or 1,888 Kj	51 gr	10 gr	23 gr
23 %	19 %	1 %	3 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Mollusc, Sulfites, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 8 people : 7.48 €
Per person : 0.94 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Mussels: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Paella, Normandy seafood stew, Quiche Bretonne, Mussels with arroz negro, Fillets of sole Dieppoise, ... All
	White cabbage: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Roast cabbage with lemon, Lemony cabbage and potato salad, Marinated tuna and cabbage, Pan-fried fish fillets, braised cabbage with Noilly Prat, ... All
	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Late Winter Soup with Fresh Spinach, Black Forest gateau, Crème de foie gras, Soft Croque-monsieur with 3 cheeses, Langres-style spinach, ... All
	Onion: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Lumberjack turnovers, Moussaka, Pilau rice, Vegetable rosette tart, Spicy mustard cauliflower cheese, ... All

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