Moules Marinières

Name: Moules Marinières
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 kg mussels; 40 g butter; 2 shallots; 4 cloves garlic; 300 ml dry white wine; 120 ml heavy cream; 20 g parsley; to serve crusty bread

Mussels steamed in white wine, garlic, and cream.

Prep: 12 min
Cook: 12 min
Total: 25 min
Active: 20 min
Serves: 4
Difficulty: Easy
Cuisine: french

Servings4

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Ingredients

Steps

Discard any mussels that are cracked or stay open when tapped.
Soften the shallots and garlic in the butter 4 minutes without coloring.
Add the wine, bring to a hard boil, then tip in the mussels and cover.
Steam 5 minutes, shaking the pot, until the shells open. Discard any that stay shut.
Stir the cream and parsley into the broth and serve with bread.

The broth is the best part — bread is not optional.

Food safety Discard mussels that don't open during cooking.