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Breton style shellfish and vegetable soup

For this recipe with marine flavors, we will cook several kinds of shellfish, then add them to small creamed vegetables.

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Last modified on: January 8^th 2023

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For 6 people, you will need:

1 2 carrots
2 2 turnips
3 2 shallots
4 1 leek
5 500 g mussels
6 500 g cockles
7 500 g clams
8 6 scallops
9 50 g butter
10 500 ml liquid cream
11 parsley
12 salt
13 pepper
Total weight: 3,040 grams

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 20 min.

Breton style shellfish and vegetable soup

Prepare 2 carrots, cut into julienne.

Peel and wash 2 turnips, also cut into julienne.

Prepare and slice 2 shallots.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

Prepare and finely chop 1 leek.

Stage 3 - 45 min.

Cook the mussels, cockles and clams in a marinade, one after the other.

Do not change the cooking water between each.

Let cool and then remove the shells.

Cut the 6 scallops in pieces, without cooking them.

Stage 4

Set aside half a glass of the cooking juices from the shellfish once all the cooking is done.

Stage 5 - 1 min.

In a large saucepan over medium heat add 50 g butter, melt and add the minced shallot, salt and pepper.

Cook for 1 minute without browning.

Stage 6 - 4 min.

Add all the vegetables, mix, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 or 4 minutes.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

Add all the shells...

Stage 8 - 1 min.

...500 ml liquid cream and the half glass of shellfish juice from step 4.

Stage 9 - 20 min.

Mix well, lower the heat and let it thicken gently for about 20 minutes uncovered.

Stage 10 - 1 min.

After this time, check the seasoning, then add the chopped parsley.

Your recipe is ready.

Stage 11

Serve in a cassolette (small individual pot or ramekin) or classically with a side dish such as rice pilaf for example.

Remarks

The choice of shellfish is very open, use what you find in season.

Same thing for vegetables, follow the seasons and your inspiration.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the refrigerator, protected by a stretch film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
3,456 Kcal or 14,470 Kj	217 gr	136 gr	227 gr
173 %	83 %	13 %	34 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
114 Kcal or 477 Kj	7 gr	4 gr	7 gr
6 %	3 %	<1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
576 Kcal or 2,412 Kj	36 gr	23 gr	38 gr
29 %	14 %	2 %	6 %

% 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: Mollusc, Milk, Sulfites

How much will it cost?

For 6 people : 18.68 €
Per person : 3.11 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Mussels: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Mussels with beurre d'escargot, Mussels marinière, Spaghetti with mussels and basil, Mussels with arroz negro, Fillets of sole Dieppoise, ... All
	Cockles: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fillets of sole Dieppoise, Fisherman's Ragout, How to prepare cockles, Cockles and cabbage with smoky cream sauce, Tagliatelle with cockles, ... All
	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Roquefort sauce, Spicy mustard cauliflower cheese, Caramelized pear custard tart, Langres-style spinach, Crème de foie gras, ... All
	Clams: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Fillets of sole Dieppoise, ... All

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