Steamed Fresh Mussels in a Creamy Broth
"Fresh Steamed Mussels with garlic....mmmmm!
These are very simple to make and have a wonderful flavour and aroma.
From the BeautyFood Cookbook.
Hope you enjoy!"
photo by JackieOhNo!
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
2
ingredients
- 2 lbs mussels
- 1 onion
- 1 -2 celery rib
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 garlic clove
- 2 cups vegetable stock
- 1⁄3 cup sour cream
- sea salt
- fresh ground black pepper
- 1⁄2 bunch fresh parsley
- crusty bread, for accompaniment
directions
- Wash the mussels, scrubbing them thoroughly and carefully removing any attached hairy filaments.
- Discard any shells that are open!
- Peel the onion and slice into rings.
- Trim and wash the celery and cut into slices.
- In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat.
- Add the onion, and saute until translucent.
- Add the celery and sautee briefly.
- Peel and crush the garlic and add it to the skillet.
- Add the mussels and vegetable stock and bring to a boil.
- Cover tightly and cook for about 8 minutes.
- Remove the mussels when all the shells have opened and keep warm.
- Pass the liquid through a fine strainer into a clean saucepan.
- Cook over high heat until reduced to about 1/3 of original volume.
- Stir in the Sour Cream and just heat through.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Wash and shake dry the parsley, remove the leaves from the stalks and chop the leaves finely.
- Sprinkle the parsley over the sauce.
- Place mussels in sauce and serve hot with crusty bread for dipping.
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Reviews
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This was very very good! I made this exactly as written, served it up with some Italian bread, and sat back and basked in the compliments. Thank you so much for posting. -
Fantastic flavor! Made exactly as posted, except I use4d 1 cup chicken broth and 1cup Foster's Lager (which I needed to use up). The garlic really shone through, and the bread is mandatory for soaking. Made for ZWT8, -
This recipe is fabulous! I made half the amount for 2 of us, using New Zealand Kiwi green shell mussels. I made this as listed and used a slice of nice whole grain bread to sop up the delicious broth. Made for ZWT8. Thanks ~Leslie~! :) -
Awesome! Loved the cream broth and cooked and served as directed other than I was a little more generous with the garlic ;-). A really tasty & quick dish. -
Wonderful. And extremely easy to make, not a huge time commitment for this one. I added a bunch of fresh thyme sprigs at the same time as adding the broth and mussels to the onions; and they turned out almost identical to the fabulous mussels I get at a local restaurant. Served with matchstick fries and frites sauce, and crusty bread, it was an amazing accompaniment to the football game this afternoon. :)
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Just made this and it was fantastic. Had no sour cream so used greek yoghurt instead. THe best mussels I have ever eaten. Thank you so much for this recipe. -
I love mussels and these are great! I had to use creme fraiche instead of sour cream and I thought it was delicious! Served it sliced baguette to soak up the wonderful broth. Made for ZWT 5.
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