Skip to main content
Hearty winter mussels
Photo: Sorin Gheorghita

Hearty winter mussels

12 ingredients 30 min + 30 min Serves 2 openrecipes

These rich and creamy mussels are gloriously messy to eat - have a big pile of napkins and a finger bowl to hand.

Share this recipe

Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1042
Calories
48g
Protein
27g
Fat
148g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Banana 1 medium (118g) 105
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 40g/1½oz butter
  • 2 medium banana shallots
  • 2 garlic
  • 2 celery
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 50ml/2fl oz pastis
  • 1 tbsp plain flour
  • 150ml/5fl oz milk
  • 1kg/2lb 4oz mussels
  • 300ml/10fl oz white wine
  • 200ml/7fl oz double cream
  • crusty bread

Directions

Step-by-step directions aren't available for this recipe in our database. View the full recipe at the original source →
By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

Curious what else pairs well?

Use our flavor tools to explore molecular pairings, find substitutes, and discover novel combinations.