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🇫🇷 French

Mussels Purée

🇫🇷 French

Over silky potato purée, mussels and its sauce make the ultimate bistro plate. About 47 minutes from fridge to table.

Prep 15 min Cook 32 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

  • Butter2 tbsp
  • Saltto taste
  • Onion2, chopped
  • Garlic4 cloves, minced
  • Potato3 medium, cubed
  • Black Peppercorns1 tsp
  • Milk200 ml
  • Carrot2, thickly sliced
  • Stock or Broth750 ml
  • Mussels1 kg

Optional extras

  • Tarragonhandful, to finish

Instructions

  1. 1

    Warm the Butter in a heavy casserole and brown the mussels well on all sides — real colour means real flavour.

  2. 2

    Lift the mussels out, soften the onion and garlic in the same pot, then add the black peppercorns.

  3. 3

    Return the mussels, tip in the potato and carrot, and pour over the stock.

  4. 4

    Cover and let it murmur gently for 35-40 minutes until everything is spoon-tender and the broth has body.

  5. 5

    Season with salt and cracked pepper, then shower with tarragon right before serving.

Chef's tip

For deeper flavour, toast the black peppercorns in the oil before adding anything wet.

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Video: Belgian MUSSELS ROASTED IN PURÉE / Moules Frites Dans La Purée · on YouTube