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Curried mussel soup
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Curried mussel soup

14 ingredients Serves 6 openrecipes
Curried mussel soup

A special mussel soup that makes regular appearances on the menu at Martin Wishart's restaurant in Edinburgh

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

675
Calories
62g
Protein
22g
Fat
53g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 13 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
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
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Chive 1 tbsp (3g) 1
Saffron not in our table 0

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

  • 1 onion
  • 2 celery sticks
  • 1 leek (you'll only need the white part)
  • 100g unsalted butter
  • 1 tsp mild curry powder
  • 400ml white wine (preferably sauvignon blanc)
  • 2kg mussels , picked and washed
  • 500ml chicken stock
  • 1 bouquet garni of thyme
  • 1 pinch of cayenne pepper
  • 1 pinch of saffron threads
  • 500ml double cream
  • 1 medium sized potato , peeled and finely sliced
  • chives , chopped to decorate

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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