Moules Marinières
Mussels steamed open in white wine with shallots, garlic, thyme and butter, as cooked along the Channel and Atlantic coasts of France; the broth they release is the sauce, to be mopped up with bread.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 2 kg live mussels
- 50 g butter
- 3 shallots, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 3 sprigs thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 250 ml dry white wine, such as Muscadet
- 4 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- to taste black pepper
- 1 baguette, to serve
Nutrition (estimated)
medium confidenceRecipe total: 2600 kcal · P 255.9g · C 143.5g · F 87.4g
Estimated from 9 of 10 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Rinse the mussels in cold water, pull off the beards, and discard any with broken shells or that stay open when tapped.
- 2Melt the butter in a large, wide pan with a tight-fitting lid over medium heat and soften the shallots and garlic for 3 minutes without colouring.
- 3Add the thyme, bay and wine, raise the heat and boil for 2 minutes.
- 4Tip in the mussels, cover and cook over high heat for 4–5 minutes, shaking the pan or stirring once, until the shells have opened.
- 5Discard any mussels that stay shut. Grind over black pepper and scatter with the parsley — no salt is needed, the mussels bring their own.
- 6Ladle into deep bowls with plenty of broth, leaving the last spoonfuls, where any grit settles, in the pan, and serve with the baguette for dipping.
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Questions and answers
How long does Moules Marinières take to make?
About 27 minutes: 15 min prep and 12 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Moules Marinières?
10 ingredients: live mussels, butter, shallots, garlic cloves, thyme, bay leaf, dry white wine, flat-leaf parsley, black pepper, baguette.
How many servings does this Moules Marinières recipe make?
4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Moules Marinières?
About 650 kcal, with 64 g protein, 35.9 g carbohydrate and 21.9 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
What cuisine is Moules Marinières?
Moules Marinières comes from French cuisine.
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