Moules Marinieres (Sailors Mussels)
Moules Marinieres (Sailors Mussels)

Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, moules marinieres (sailors mussels). It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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A pot of classic French Moules Marinières is fast food at its best. Make sure to serve it with the rest of the wine left in the bottle and with plenty of toasted bread for. Moules marinières is also commonly known as Sailor's mussels, Mariner's mussels or even plain mussels in white wine sauce.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have moules marinieres (sailors mussels) using 8 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Moules Marinieres (Sailors Mussels):
  1. Make ready 1 large onion
  2. Take 2 garlic cloves (or 3 if you like strong flavour)
  3. Make ready 1 kg fresh mussels (not greenlipped)
  4. Make ready 200 ml fresh crisp white wine
  5. Get 1 tsp plain flour
  6. Prepare 1 salt and pepper
  7. Prepare 1 fresh crusty bread or baguette
  8. Prepare 1 chopped parsley (optional)

Most of the work is preparing the mussels; cooking takes very little time. When you have finished eating the mussels, dip bread in the buttery wine sauce. Place the live mussels in fresh water. Scrub and debeard the mussels (see the photos), discarding any that are open, broken or cracked.

Steps to make Moules Marinieres (Sailors Mussels):
  1. Clean the mussels in a sink of water and remove the beards (your fishmonger MAY do this for you but I always do my own). THROW OUT ANY THAT DO NOT CLOSE WHEN YOU TAP THEM SHARPLY (note: I do not use greenlipped mussels as they are tough and chewy the smaller black ones are way better)
  2. Chop onion and garlic
  3. Sautee onion and garlic until soft but do not let it brown
  4. Add the mussels to the pan with onion and garlic
  5. Pour over the wine. COVER and cook the mussels for about ten minutes until they are all open
  6. Meanwhile, mix the flour and butter to a paste
  7. Strain the wine into another small pan and boil rapidly then add the butter/flour paste and mix into the liquid. Reduce heat and simmer until the sauce thickens (about 3 or 4 mins)
  8. Optional - sprinkle parsley sprigs onto mussels
  9. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve with crusty bread/baguette

NB: Discard any mussels that don't open during cooking. (see photos). Moules Marinières - French Sailor's Mussels Recipe. Mussels Mariniere / Moules Marinière Recipe. Mussels and French fries (Moules-frites) is a popular main dish originating in Belgium. Mussels in white wine (moules marinières). (Luke Nguyen's France).

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