Green-Lipped Mussel Chowder (Classic)

Name: Green-Lipped Mussel Chowder (Classic)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: New Zealand
Ingredients: 1kg green-lipped mussels, scrubbed; 1 cup dry white wine; 3 medium potatoes, diced; 1 onion, diced; 2 stalks celery, diced; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 3 tbsp butter; 2 tbsp plain flour; 2 cups fish or chicken stock; 1 cup cream; fresh dill and parsley to garnish; salt and white pepper to taste

A rich New Zealand chowder with green-lipped mussels steamed in white wine, simmered with potatoes in a buttery stock, finished with cream and fresh dill.

Total time

40 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

25 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

New Zealand

Ingredients

1kggreen-lipped mussels, scrubbed

1 cupdry white wine

3medium potatoes, diced

1onion, diced

2 stalkscelery, diced

2 clovesgarlic, minced

3 tbspbutter

2 tbspplain flour

2 cupsfish or chicken stock

1 cupcream

fresh dill and parsleyto garnish

salt and white pepperto taste

Instructions

Steam mussels in wine 4 minutes until open. Remove meat. Strain and reserve liquid.

Sauté onion, celery and garlic in butter 5 minutes.

Add flour. Add reserved liquid and stock. Add potatoes.

Simmer 15 minutes. Add cream and mussels.

Season. Serve with fresh herbs.

Nutrition (estimated)

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

Calories

282

Protein

3.1g

Fat

21g

Carbs

12.9g

Fiber

1.3g

Sodium

38mg

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