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

Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, moules marinieres (sailors mussels). It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Moules Marinieres (Sailors Mussels) is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They are fine and they look wonderful. Moules Marinieres (Sailors Mussels) is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have moules marinieres (sailors mussels) using 8 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

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

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