🇫🇷 French

Mussels Velouté

Name: Mussels Velouté
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 17 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Butter; 150 ml Heavy Cream; to taste Salt; 1, diced Onion; 3 cloves, minced Garlic; 1/2 tsp Black Peppercorns; 1 litre Stock or Broth; 1 kg Mussels; small handful Tarragon; 1 litre Chicken Stock

🇫🇷 French

Gentle simmered mussels in a fragrant broth, finished with fresh herbs — the french answer to "something light tonight". Ready in 27 minutes including prep.

Prep 10 min Cook 17 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

Butter1 tbsp
Heavy Cream150 ml
Saltto taste
Onion1, diced
Garlic3 cloves, minced
Black Peppercorns1/2 tsp
Stock or Broth1 litre
Mussels1 kg
Tarragonsmall handful
Chicken Stock1 litre

Instructions

1
Sweat the onion in the Butter until translucent but not browned, about 5 minutes.
2
Add the garlic and black peppercorns and cook for 30 seconds more.
3
Pour in the stock, bring to a simmer, and add the mussels.
4
Simmer gently until the mussels is just cooked through and the broth tastes rounded.
5
Ladle into warm bowls and top each with tarragon and a grind of black pepper.

Chef's tip

Let the dish rest 5 minutes off the heat before serving so the flavours settle.

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