Steamed Mussels in Crock ‘Four Seasons’

Name: Steamed Mussels in Crock ‘Four Seasons’
Ingredients: 48 mussels; 3 shallots, finely chopped; ½ ounce butter; 6 fluid ounces white wine; 4 fluid ounces clam juice; 4 sprigs parsley, finely chopped; ¼ pint double cream; salt and freshly-ground black pepper; salt and freshly-ground black pepper; lemon juice

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Great Dishes of the World

By Robert Carrier

Published 1963

About

Ingredients

48 mussels
3 shallots, finely chopped
½ ounce butter

Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Scrape and beard mussels and place in a fire-proof crock with shallots, butter, white wine, clam juice and finely-chopped parsley. Cover and steam for 5 minutes or until mussels are all open. Add cream, salt, pepper and lemon juice, to taste. Bring to boil again and serve.