Mussels marinière
This is the most classic way of preparing mussels, simple and delicious.
193K 27 4.0
Last modified on: September 4th 2011
Keywords for this recipe:
1 kg mussels
1 
1 bunch 
50 g 
500 ml 
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 min. | 5 min. | 22 min. | 1 hour 4 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 20 min.
Wash 1 kg mussels.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Melt 50 g butter in a large pan.
When the butter is melted, add the onions and the bunch of parsley, salt a bit (mussels juice is coming) and pepper generously, then leave to cook for 1 or 2 minutes.
When the butter is melted, add the onions and the bunch of parsley, salt a bit (mussels juice is coming) and pepper generously, then leave to cook for 1 or 2 minutes.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Pour in 500 ml dry white wine and bring to the boil.
Stage 5 - 10 min.
Tip in the mussels, stir briefly, pepper generously and cover.
Leave to cook covered for a minute or two, then remove the lid and take out all the mussels that have opened, using an araignée (spider) or a skimmer, as they are already cooked.
Repeat this operation until all the mussels are cooked.
Leave to cook covered for a minute or two, then remove the lid and take out all the mussels that have opened, using an araignée (spider) or a skimmer, as they are already cooked.
Repeat this operation until all the mussels are cooked.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Carry on removing the mussels like this. Any that have not opened after five minutes are no good and should be discarded.
Cover the cooked mussels with a sheet of aluminium foil to keep them hot.
Cover the cooked mussels with a sheet of aluminium foil to keep them hot.
Stage 7 - 10 min.
Turn up the heat under the pan and reduce the cooking juices by half.
Stage 8 - 2 min.
Pass them through a fine sieve, leaving a little in the bottom of the pan, as this always contains some sand.
Stage 9 - 2 min.
Pour the reduced juices boiling hot over the mussels...
Stage 10
...and serve immediately.
Remarks
You can vary the flavour of the mussels by adding to the pan at the stage of reducing the cooking juices: cream, cream with a little roquefort, curry powder, etc.
Keeping
Once cooked, 1 or 2 days in the fridge well covered. .
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,661 Kcal or 6,954 Kj | 202 gr | 51 gr | 72 gr |
| 83 % | 78 % | 5 % | 11 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 99 Kcal or 414 Kj | 12 gr | 3 gr | 4 gr |
| 5 % | 5 % | <1 % | 1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 1 kg : 6.00 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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Source
Home made.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Mussels: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Curried mussels with cabbage, Spaghetti with mussels and basil, Breton style shellfish and vegetable soup, Quiche Bretonne, Mussels with arroz negro, ... All |
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 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Little chocolate and hazelnut fondants, Clarified butter, Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée), Grilled fillet of salmon with corn-salad cream, Gâteau Breton (Brittany butter cake), ... All |
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