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Mussels like in Normandy
Easy
4 people
25 minutes
ingredients
- 2 kilograms Prins & Dingemanse mussels
- 1/2 bunch flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- Knob of butter
- 200 milliliters heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons calvados
- 300 milliliters dry white wine
- 2 onions, finely chopped
- Pepper
- 1 green apple, diced
- Salt
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
instructions
Melt a knob of butter in a saucepan. Sauté half of the onions and the garlic in it over low heat. When the onion is translucent, add the cream, 150 ml of white wine, and the calvados. Add the apple cubes and let the sauce simmer gently. Rinse the mussels in plenty of cold water. Discard any broken mussels or open mussels that remain open even after tapping on the shell. Pour the remaining white wine into a mussel pot and add the rest of the onion and garlic. Bring to a boil and add the mussels to the pot. Place the lid on the pot. Let the mussels cook over high heat for a few minutes until all the shells are open. Shake the pot once in between so that the mussels at the bottom also open. Season the cream sauce with pepper, salt, and most of the flat-leaf parsley. As soon as the mussels open, pour the cream sauce over them and garnish with the rest of the flat-leaf parsley.
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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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