Ch'ti mussel tarts
A blind-baked puff pastry case, filled with shelled mussels in a velvety sauce made with beer and Maroilles cheese.
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Last modified on: October 7th 2020
Keywords for this recipe:For 12 people, you will need:
- 1
500 g Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) - 2
200 g Maroilles cheese - 3
200 ml beer - 4
400 g cooked mussels - 5
pepper - Total weight: 1,300 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 1 hour 1 min. | 18 min. | 1 hour 19 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 50 min.
Cut 500 g Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) out into circles and line your tart tins or moulds, then bake blind.
Set aside.
Set aside.
Stage 2 - 2 min.
Cut 200 g Maroilles cheese into small pieces.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Pour 200 ml beer into a small saucepan on low heat.
Bring to the boil.
Bring to the boil.
Stage 4 - 10 min.
Add the Maroilles, tune down the heat and leave to melt gently, stirring form time to time.
Stage 5
This will make a velvety and very tasty sauce.
Check the seasoning (you shouldn't need to add any salt, just pepper), then set aside.
Check the seasoning (you shouldn't need to add any salt, just pepper), then set aside.
Stage 6 - 6 min.
Fill the cooked tart cases with 400 g cooked mussels.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
Cover generously with the sauce.
Stage 8 - 3 min.
Put back in the oven for 3 minutes, just to heat through.
Stage 9
Serve without delay.
Remarks
Try to choose a beer in keeping with the Ch'ti character, such as a strong, brown or amber ale (from northern France if you can find it).
This recipe can be varied easily by using different shellfish: clams, cockles, etc. (or a mix).
Translator's note: Ch'ti is a dialect found around Lille in the north-east of France. The area was formerly a centre of mining and heavy industry, like the north-east of England, and with a similar culture. The accent is often seen as impenetrable, much like Geordie.
This recipe can be varied easily by using different shellfish: clams, cockles, etc. (or a mix).
Translator's note: Ch'ti is a dialect found around Lille in the north-east of France. The area was formerly a centre of mining and heavy industry, like the north-east of England, and with a similar culture. The accent is often seen as impenetrable, much like Geordie.
And to drink?
Keeping
Should be eaten immediately.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,520 Kcal or 6,364 Kj | 118 gr | 203 gr | 241 gr |
| 76 % | 45 % | 19 % | 37 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 117 Kcal or 490 Kj | 9 gr | 16 gr | 19 gr |
| 6 % | 3 % | 1 % | 3 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 127 Kcal or 532 Kj | 10 gr | 17 gr | 20 gr |
| 6 % | 4 % | 2 % | 3 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 12 people : 6.93 €
- Per person : 0.58 €
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)
 | Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Maroilles cheese quiche, Smoked salmon sacristains, Mini lemon millefeuilles, Icelandic-style fish and vegetable pie, Tomato feuilleté with pesto, ... All |
 | Cooked mussels: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Seafood rice salad, Cucumber, avocado and mussel salad, ... All |
 | Beer: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Endive and beer soup, Carbonnade, Gratin du Nord, Welsh (French Welsh Rarebit), ... All |
 | Maroilles cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Maroilles cheese quiche, Gratin du Nord, ... All |
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