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Moules Marinières
Moules marinières are mussels cooked in marinière sauce and often served with fries, in northern France and Belgium.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 546 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
French
Ingredients
- 8 lb mussels
- 2 cups white wine
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 stalk celery , chopped
- 4 cloves garlic , peeled and pressed
- 7 oz. shallots , peeled and minced
- 1 bunch flat-leaf parsley , finely chopped
Equipment
- Dutch oven (or large pot)
- Skimmer
Instructions
- Carefully scrape the mussels and wash them 2 to 3 times.
- Drain them and keep them cool.
- In a large Dutch oven, heat the butter over medium heat and sauté the shallots for 1 minute, then add the garlic and celery and sauté over high heat for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Add the mussels and the white wine. Mix gently using a large flat skimmer.
- Cover and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring gently with the skimmer after 5 minutes of cooking.
- Stop cooking when all the mussels are open.
- Discard any unopened mussels.
- Remove the pot from the heat, add the parsley and mix gently.
- Serve with French fries.
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