Devine Mussel Pot
- 1 onion
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 cup white wine
- 1 cup fullcream cream
- 1 thyme (1 sprig)
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 dash olive oil
- 1 Exotic Bread
- 500 grams half shell mussels
- 500 grams mussel meat
- 1 bunch chopped chives / spring onion
- 1 blackpepper to taste. Be generous.
- Finely chop onion
- Heat butter and olive oil
- Fry onions until soft
- Add thyme, wine and cream
- Heat slowly and bring to boil.
- Let boil for 3 minutes
- Finely slice garlic and chop slices
- Add garlic
- Season with ground black pepper.
- Be generous!
- Clean musels by briefly rinsing in water.
- Remove any grass and mussel beards.
- Scrape the back of the shelled mussels with a butter knife to clean shells
- Add mussels.
- Give it a gentle stir.
- Dont break the mussel meat
- Turn off the heat and let mussels cook for 3 minutes.
- Cooking them too long will toughen them.
- Cut your exotic bread in big thick slices
- Use any exotic bread.
- Be creative.
- Please don't spoil it with buttered whitebread!
- Dont butter the bread slices
- Dish mussels in a bowl/serving pot with all the sauce
- Chop the chives and sprinkle on top of the mussels before serving
- Enjoy with a glass if the same white wine used in the mussel sauce!
onion, clove garlic, white wine, fullcream cream, thyme, butter, olive oil, bread, onion, blackpepper
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/331121-devine-mussel-pot (may not work)