Name: D1 | Mussels in white wine sauce | 5 | ⭕
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 0.84 kg of mussel; 30 g of butter; 2 shallot; 15 cl of dry white wine; 1 teaspoon of flour; 1 pinch of parsley; salt (according to taste); pepper (according to taste)

D1 | Mussels in white wine sauce | 5 | ⭕

Mussels in white wine sauce are considered the national dish of Belgium. They are traditionally served with fries and a blonde beer.

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Course: Main course

Preparation time: 45 minutes

Cooking time: 15 minutes

Cost per serving: 1,56 €

Energy: 237 kcal / serving

Nutritional score:

Instructions

1. Finely chop the shallots.
2. Scrub and clean the mussels thoroughly.
Place them in a pot with a knob of butter, the chopped shallots, and the white wine.
3. Cook the mussels covered over high heat for a few minutes until they open. Stir 2 or 3 times during cooking.
4. Once the mussels have opened, remove them from the pot while keeping the cooking juices. Place them in a deep dish and keep them warm.
5. Put the cooking juices back on the heat. Mix 1 teaspoon of flour with the same amount of butter or margarine using a fork. Incorporate this mixture into the cooking juices of the mussels on the heat. Let it boil for a moment. Season with salt and pepper.
6. Pour the sauce over the mussels. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve.

Notes & Suggestions

For this recipe, the weight refers to the shelled mussels, which is approximately 2.8 kg or 4 liters of mussels with shells.
1 liter = approximately 700 grams of mussels.
40% of the weight is the shell.
30% of the weight is water.
30% of the weight is mussel meat.
In one liter of mussels, there will be: 700 grams x 0.3 = 210 grams of mussel meat. (source: https://chezmonpoissonnier.fr/quel-poids-dun-litre-moules/)