Mussels with beurre d'escargot


Mussels with beurre d'escargot
In this recipe, the mussels are cooked briefly first in salted water, just until they open. They are then shelled and popped in the oven for a few minutes with a knob of beurre d'escargot (butter for snails).
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Last modified on: December 2nd 2018
For 4 people, you will need:

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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 15 min.
Cooking: 8 min.
All in all: 25 min.
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Stage 1 - 3 min.
Mussels with beurre d'escargot
Cook the mussels in a little boiling salted water for 1 or 2 minutes, just until they open.

For a more delicate flavour, you can also cook them like for mussels marinière.

Shell the mussels.

Stage 2 - 5 min.
Mussels with beurre d'escargot
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Put each mussel in a little paper petit-four case.

Stage 3 - 2 min.
Mussels with beurre d'escargot
Arrange the paper cases in an oven-proof dish.

Stage 4 - 3 min.
Mussels with beurre d'escargot
Cut small slices of 100 g beurre d'escargot.

Stage 5 - 3 min.
Mussels with beurre d'escargot
Sit a morsel of beurre d'escargot on top of each mussel.

Stage 6 - 5 min.
Mussels with beurre d'escargot
Cook in the oven for 5 or 6 minutes at the most. Above all, do not let the butter brown.

Serve piping hot.
Remarks
If you don't have any paper cases, you can use half a mussel shell instead, but this is less practical as the capacity is generally a bit small.

Another more elegant solution, though rather more complicated, is to make little cases out of puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée).
And to drink?
A well-chilled muscadet or other dry white wine with a whiff of the sea.
Keeping: Should be eaten immediately.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe120 RDI=50 %30 RDI=3 %290 RDI=40 %1,120 RDI=60 %4,670 RDI: 60 %
Per 100 g20 RDI=8 %5 RDI=0 %50 RDI=7 %190 RDI=9 %780 RDI: 9 %
Per person30 RDI=10 %7 RDI=1 %70 RDI=10 %280 RDI=10 %1,170 RDI: 10 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: Mollusc, Milk, Nuts, Mustard
How much will it cost?
  • For 4 people : 2.05 €
  • Per person : 0.55 €

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Beurre d'escargot
Beurre d'escargot

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