Cockles and cabbage with smoky cream sauce
I think you'll like this straightforward recipe which brings together cockles and cabbage with a smoky cream sauce.
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Last modified on: December 15th 2021
Keywords for this recipe:For 8 people, you will need:
- 1
0 kg 3 g green cabbage - 2
0 kg 8 g cockles - 3
4 shallots - 4
1 ¾ cup smoked cheese - 5
2 knobs butter - 6
1 ¾ cup liquid cream - 7
4 tablespoons olive oil - 8
salt - 9
pepper
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 52 min. | 14 min. | 1 hour 6 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 20 min.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Stage 5 - 1 min.
Melt 2 knobs butter in a small pan on medium heat.
When good and hot, add half the sliced shallots, salt and pepper.
Cook for 1 minute without colouring.
When good and hot, add half the sliced shallots, salt and pepper.
Cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Stage 6 - 3 min.
Add 1 ¾ cup liquid cream and bring to the boil.
Stage 7 - 1 min.
Add the smoked cheese.
Stage 8 - 5 min.
Turn down the heat and let the cheese melt, stirring from time to time.
Stage 9 - 1 min.
Add the cockles, mix well, cover and leave off the heat to wait.
Stage 10 - 1 min.
Heat 4 tablespoons olive oil in a frying pan. When good and hot, add the remaining sliced shallots.
Salt, pepper and cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Salt, pepper and cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Stage 11 - 4 min.
Add the cabbage, mix and leave just to heat through.
Stage 12
Serve dressed on hot plates, sitting the cockles on a bed of cabbage with a generous amount of the smoky sauce poured over.
Serve immediately.
Serve immediately.
Remarks
This recipe can be varied using other types of shellfish: mussels, scallops, clams, etc.
If the sauce is a bit too rich for your taste, try adding a drizzle of vinegar or lemon juice at the end; the hint of acidity will help to balance the velvety richness of the cream and cheese.
If the sauce is a bit too rich for your taste, try adding a drizzle of vinegar or lemon juice at the end; the hint of acidity will help to balance the velvety richness of the cream and cheese.
Keeping
Should be eaten right away.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 4,645 Kcal or 19,448 Kj | 245 gr | 113 gr | 357 gr |
| 232 % | 94 % | 11 % | 54 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 123 Kcal or 515 Kj | 6 gr | 3 gr | 9 gr |
| 6 % | 2 % | <1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 581 Kcal or 2,433 Kj | 31 gr | 14 gr | 45 gr |
| 29 % | 12 % | 1 % | 7 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 8 people : 23.52 €
- Per person : 2.94 €
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)
 | Cockles: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crusty cockle tart, How to prepare cockles, Fillets of sole Dieppoise, Creamy spaghetti with cockles and parsley, Tagliatelle with cockles, ... All |
 | Green cabbage: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fish petals, vegetables julienne, and beurre blanc, Fisherman's Ragout, Stock-pot fish , Hotpot my grandmother's way , Sautéed Green Vegetables in pan, ... All |
 | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cauliflower curry, French toast "cordon bleu", Blackberry and almond fondant tart, Pear and chocolate tart with a hint of mint, Pistachio panna cotta with custard, ... All |
 | Smoked cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Ham and endives au gratin, Smoky canapés, Spiced butternut gratin, Scrambled eggs and leeks on toast, ... All |
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