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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).

45 K 3.5/5 (6 reviews)

25 min.

Easy

2.05 €

4 people

2 Ingredients

Last modified on: December 2^nd 2018

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 500 g mussels
2 100 g beurre d'escargot
Total weight: 600 grams

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 15 min.

Cooking: 8 min.

All in all: 25 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 3 min.

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.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

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

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Arrange the paper cases in an oven-proof dish.

Stage 4 - 3 min.

Cut small slices of 100 g beurre d'escargot.

Stage 5 - 3 min.

Sit a morsel of beurre d'escargot on top of each mussel.

Stage 6 - 5 min.

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 recipe	120 RDI=50 %	30 RDI=3 %	290 RDI=40 %	1,120 RDI=60 %	4,670 RDI: 60 %
Per 100 g	20 RDI=8 %	5 RDI=0 %	50 RDI=7 %	190 RDI=9 %	780 RDI: 9 %
Per person	30 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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