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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 7^th 2020

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For 6 people, you will need:

1 250 g Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée)
2 100 g Maroilles cheese
3 100 ml beer
4 200 g cooked mussels
5 pepper
Total weight: 650 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

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1 hour 1 min.	18 min.	1 hour 19 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 50 min.

Cut 250 g Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) out into circles and line your tart tins or moulds, then bake blind.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 2 min.

Cut 100 g Maroilles cheese into small pieces.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Pour 100 ml beer into a small saucepan on low heat.

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.

Stage 6 - 6 min.

Fill the cooked tart cases with 200 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.

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Keeping

Should be eaten immediately.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
4,852 Kcal or 20,314 Kj	549 gr	1,040 gr	1,032 gr
243 %	211 %	98 %	156 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
746 Kcal or 3,123 Kj	84 gr	160 gr	159 gr
37 %	32 %	15 %	24 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
809 Kcal or 3,387 Kj	92 gr	173 gr	172 gr
40 %	35 %	16 %	26 %

% 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: Gluten, Milk, Sulfites, Mollusc

How much will it cost?

For 6 people : 3.47 €
Per person : 0.58 €

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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: Mirlitons, Courgette tart with mint, Thin tomato jelly and avocado tart, Strawberry feuilleté, Pecan fruit rolls , ... 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: Welsh (French Welsh Rarebit), Endive and beer soup, Carbonnade, Gratin du Nord, ... 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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