Fresh mussels
World-famous for its specific taste, firm bite, and texture. Our plots enjoy perfect soil conditions. This ensures our mussels have plenty of food, and you can taste it!
Mussels and prawns in a saffron soup
Normal
6 people
15 minutes
ingredients
- 2 kg Prins & Dingemanse mussels
- 1/2 liter (cooking) cream
- 6 spring onions
- 12 saffron threads
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 30 peeled prawns with tail
- 1/4 liter dry white wine
- Pepper to taste
instructions
Slice 6 spring onions into rings. Finely chop 2 cloves of garlic. In a deep pan, bring 0.25 liters of dry white wine, 0.5 liters of (cooking) cream, some coarsely ground pepper, and 12 saffron threads to a boil. Reduce over medium heat until half of the liquid remains. Meanwhile, in a splash of olive oil, fry 30 peeled prawns with tails, the garlic, and three-quarters of the spring onion (set aside the green rings) for half a minute. Add them along with the contents of a can of Jus de Moules and 2 kilos of Prins & Dingemanse mussels to the saffron cream base. Stir everything together and let the mussels cook with a lid on the pan for three to five minutes. Finely chop the green part of the spring onions. Place the mussels and prawns - with as little liquid as possible - high in the center of extra-large deep plates. Froth the soup slightly with a hand blender and ladle into the plates. Sprinkle with the green part of the spring onion.
Wine suggestion
An excellent companion is undoubtedly Picpoul de Pinet from Château de Pinet. This fresh white wine from the Languedoc forms an ideal combination with the silky mussel and the firm prawn.
Product for this recipe
Facts about Prince
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.
Check out our Fresh Mussels here:
In which season can you eat mussels?
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.
Do you need cutlery to eat mussels?
More recipes?
In our database, there are many delicious seafood recipes.