You can probably say that we are really hungry for France now! Today we had Moule marinière, mussels in white wine, for lunch in the houseboat. Mussels are a luxury that is actually relatively cheap. A net cost 60 SEK, and together with bread and cheese it makes a good lunch for two.
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ShareHow to cook Moule marinière
Making Moule marinière is not that complicated - you can find different recipes on every recipe site! Do you like mussels, and if so, how do you cook them?
You will need
You need a net of mussels, some butter, a few shallots, a clove of garlic, a splash of dry white wine and possibly some parsley. Sometimes we also add pieces of roughly chopped tomato. To serve, bread and cheese can be delicious. If you want to eat the mussels as a filling dinner, you can instead serve them with jacket potatoes and aioli.
Do the following
- Brush the mussels and remove the beard. Rinse them thoroughly.
- Melt some butter in a large pot. Add the chopped shallots and garlic and simmer for a while.
- Pour in the wine and bring to the boil. Add the mussels and cook vigorously for about five minutes under a lid.
- Pick up the mussels as soon as they open. Discard any mussels that do not open.
- Reduce the stock to about half, add the mussels again and sprinkle with chopped parsley.
- Serve with bread and cheese, or alternatively with jacket potatoes and aioli.
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BP says:
Moules marinières are a breeze to make, I think. It takes no time at all and is so delicious. We actually eat this dish (with lots of garlic) quite often!
15 November 2014 - 18:47
Elisabeth says:
Butter-fried garlic and then mussels in white wine, which are left to simmer until they open up. Delicious! Elisabeth
15 November 2014 - 20:07
Bosse and Gerd says:
If you are staying at the campsite in Cascais (20 km west of Lisbon and neighbouring the more famous seaside resort of Estoril), you just have to visit the O´Batel restaurant in the centre of Cascais and eat their version of Amêijoas à Marinheira which means small mussels cooked in cream and small pieces of yellow onion and with a hint of garlic - tastes meeeeeera...!
In any seaside restaurant in Portugal (almost) you can find the mussel dish Amêijoas à Bulhão Pato, which is small mussels cooked in oil, white wine, sliced garlic and parsley - tastes meeeeeera...!
We finish with the favourite dish Cataplana, which is served in several restaurants down the Algarve coast and can be served either with pork fillet and small mussels or with boiled fish and small mussels - tastes meeeeeera...!
Good morning!
15 November 2014 - 23:08
FANTASYDINING-A blog about themed restaurants and travel says:
Oh, how delicious! I love mussels. I actually had wonderful mussels cooked in mead in Stockholm. It was at the Viking restaurant aifur 🙂.
Unfortunately, we never got to visit you! Such a shame because we both really wanted to. Hope we get the chance to see you some other time. I feel that we will do it sooner or later 🙂 ðŸ™'
15 November 2014 - 23:18
admin says:
BP, agree, it's a pretty simple dish!
Elisabeth, mmm... isn't it good?
Bosse and Gerd, so many great tips! We must write it down in a good place, so we remember! Thank you very much!
FantasyDining, oh, cooked in mead, that was interesting! Don't worry, I understand that you didn't have time during your short visit to Stockholm, just wanted to let you know that you were welcome!
🙂
16 November 2014 - 10:49
Ama de casa says:
I love mussels! Here they are incredibly cheap - between €1.50 and €2 for a kilo net. They are, however, quite difficult to clean, but it's definitely worth the effort
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We usually fry bacon, onion and garlic, then add chopped tomatoes, white wine, cream, a little lobster stock and some herb - preferably fresh if we have it. The bacon means you don't have to add salt.
In with the poor mussels and then it's just a matter of digging in.
🙂
PS: The "we" in the last paragraph means "Anders". My job is to clean the mussels - and in this case it's the preparation that takes the longest.
😉
16 November 2014 - 11:33
Yvonné says:
I've never cooked it but I'm more than happy to eat it, it's delicious.
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16 November 2014 - 11:38
admin says:
Ama de casa, how cheap, we will eat mussels all the time!
🙂
It sounded good there too!
Yvonne, yes, it is delicious!
🙂
16 November 2014 - 16:08
Lars Permeln says:
I've tried mussels several times, but it's not a big deal for me, who has been used to fried herring and young baked cod since childhood.
16 November 2014 - 18:42
Across the board says:
Wine cooked with garlic and parsley. And a little Aioli. Insanely good!!!
16 November 2014 - 20:45
admin says:
Lars, herring and cod are also good!
I've never tried aioli, but I'm sure it's delicious!
16 November 2014 - 22:48
Annika says:
That looks insanely good!!!!
17 November 2014 - 15:27