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Gratinated mussels with Roquefort and sun-dried tomato
Easy
2 - 4 people
10 minutes
ingredients
- 2 kg Prins & Dingemanse mussels
- 1 egg
- 200 grams roquefort
- 3 sun-dried tomatoes (in oil)
- 1/2 dl (cooking) cream fennel
- 2 stale slices of bread
- sherry vinegar
instructions
Cut 100 grams of Roquefort into pieces and let them melt in 0.5 dl of cream over low heat, stirring regularly. Add some coarsely ground pepper. Let it cool. Crumble another 100 grams of Roquefort and 2 old slices of bread (without crust). Mix the bread and cheese crumbs with a beaten egg. Cook 2 kilos of Prins & Dingemanse mussels until the shells just open. Remove the mussels from the shell and mix them with the Roquefort sauce. Cut 3 dried tomatoes (in oil) into very small pieces and add them to the mussels. Choose 9 double shells per serving and open them as far as possible. Place them on (rectangular) heatproof plates. Scoop the mussel mixture into the shells and spread the cheese/bread mixture over them. Gratinate the mussels under the hot grill. Serve a small salad of fennel strips with sherry vinegar and some oil from the dried tomatoes on each plate.
Wine suggestion
You will make this dish a real celebration if you serve it with a RED wine. Not just any red, but the Brouilly Château de la Chaize. Served at a temperature of about 14 degrees, this fruity and creamy Beaujolais is pleasantly balanced with the mussels and the Roquefort.
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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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How do I open an oyster?
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. Check out the basic oyster recipe for more information.
How do I open a flat oyster?
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.
Check out the basic oyster recipe for more information.
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