Mariner’s Mussels

Name: Mariner’s Mussels (Moules Marinières)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: grated zest and juice of 1 lemon; large bunch of fresh parsley, chopped; 1 red chilli, deseeded and thinly sliced; fresh bread, to serve; 2 kg (4½ lb) mussels, cleaned and washed; 3 shallots, diced; 3 garlic cloves, crushed; sprig of fresh thyme; 50 g (2 oz) butter; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 200 ml (7 fl oz) white wine; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 bay leaf

Moules Marinières

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

New Bistro

By Fran Warde

Published 2009

About

On a sunny day overlooking the coast this is the most perfect meal: plump mussels, fresh from the sea, served with a lovely spicy sauce, crusty bread and a crisp green salad.

Ingredients

50 g (2 oz) butter
2 tbsp olive oil
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Europe
France
Fish course
Pescatarian
Normandy
Mediterranean

Method

Heat the butter and oil in a large pan, add the garlic and shallots and sauté for 5 minutes without colouring.

Discard any mussels that are even slightly open or damaged and do not close when tapped against the side of the sink.

Add the chilli, mussels, wine, bay leaf, thyme and seasoning to the pan, cover with a lid and cook for 10 minutes, tossing the mussels from time to time