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Gin mussels
Easy
4 people
10 minutes
ingredients
- 2 kilograms Prins & Dingemanse mussels
- Black pepper
- 75 milliliters gin
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 30 grams unsalted butter
- Salt
- 1 bunch flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
- 200 milliliters crème fraîche
- 1 onion, in half rings
instructions
Simple yet surprising, these mussels are cooked with gin. After cooking, a fresh sauce of crème fraîche, lemon, and flat-leaf parsley is poured over the shells. The celebration is complete with a homemade Gin & Tonic alongside your plate of gin mussels.
Rinse the mussels in plenty of cold water. Discard any broken mussels or open mussels that remain open even after a tap on the shell. Melt the butter in a mussel pot. Add the onions and garlic. Cover the pot and let them sweat for about 10 minutes until the onions are soft but not brown. Increase the heat and add the mussels and gin. Bring to a boil and cover the pot. Let the mussels cook on high heat for a few minutes until all the shells open. Shake the pot once in between so that the mussels at the bottom also open. Remove the mussels from the pot with a slotted spoon and divide them over 4 plates. Let the cooking liquid reduce on high heat. Now add the crème fraîche and flat-leaf parsley. Season with black pepper and possibly some salt. Spoon the cream sauce over the mussels. Garnish with some flat-leaf parsley and serve with baguette and butter.
Tip!
Serve with a Gin & Tonic.
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How do I cook my mussels?
Put the vegetables together with a splash of wine or beer in a large pot. Place the mussels on top. Sprinkle with pepper and bring to a boil with the lid closed. Shake the mussels during cooking. When the shells are all open after about 5-8 minutes, the mussels are cooked. Serve them with baguette or fries and sauces of your choice. Check the traditional recipe for more information.
Can you freeze fresh mussels?
Fresh mussels in the shell should never be frozen. However, if you have cooked the mussels and can't eat them all, you can freeze the mussel meat after removing it from the shell. You can then add the mussels to soup or salad later, or fry them up nicely with some onion.
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Use a sturdy cloth to protect your hand. Hold the oyster firmly in your left hand. Insert the knife into the hinge of the oyster. Pry the shells apart with a twisting motion. Now scrape the knife along the flat shell to loosen the muscle. Then remove the top shell. Scrape the muscle from the bottom shell. The oyster is now free. Check out the basic oyster recipe for more information.
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Opening oysters is a tricky and precise task that requires some experience. Never opened an oyster before? With the step-by-step plan below, you should be able to do it!
Use a sturdy cloth to protect your hand. Hold the oyster firmly in your left hand. Insert the knife into the hinge of the oyster. Pry the shells apart with a twisting motion. Now scrape the knife along the flat shell to loosen the muscle. Then remove the top shell. Scrape the muscle from the bottom shell. The oyster is now free.
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