Moules Marinière

Name: Moules Marinière
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1.5kg fresh mussels, scrubbed; 4 shallots, finely diced; 3 cloves garlic, sliced; 200ml dry white wine; 50g butter; 1 large handful flat-leaf parsley; crusty bread to serve

Mussels steamed open in white wine, shallot, garlic and parsley. Shaking the pot rather than stirring distributes the heat evenly so every mussel opens at roughly the same time.

Total time

25 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

10 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

French

Ingredients

1.5kgfresh mussels, scrubbed

4shallots, finely diced

3 clovesgarlic, sliced

200mldry white wine

50gbutter

1 large handfulflat-leaf parsley

crusty breadto serve

Instructions

Discard any open mussels.

Melt butter in a large pot. Sauté shallots and garlic 3 minutes.

Add wine, bring to a boil.

Add mussels, cover and cook 4–5 minutes until all open.

Shake pot to distribute heat.

Discard any that don't open. Scatter parsley.

Serve in the pot with crusty bread for soaking.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

799

Protein

91.1g

Fat

27.1g

Carbs

34.3g

Fiber

Sodium

1394mg

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