Mussels with coriander cream

Mussels with coriander cream

The perfect dish to serve to a bunch of friends for a casual Friday night get-together

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 30 mins

Method

  1. Throw away any broken mussels or open ones that don't close after a tap on the sink.
  2. Melt a large knob of butter in a large saucepan and cook the onion and garlic for a minute or 2 until transparent and soft.
  3. Turn up the heat, tip in the mussels with a good slosh of wine then cover and cook for 3 minutes or until all the shells have opened - throw away any that don't.
  4. Pour in the cream and stir well, throw in the coriander, season and serve in large bowls.

Per serving

177 kcalories, protein 13.5g, carbohydrate 5.1g, fat 9.1 g, saturated fat 4.9g, fibre 0.4g, salt 0.6 g

Recipe from olive magazine, March 2005.

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  • 24 January 2008

    teresag1963 commented on this recipe

    Very tasty would definately do this again but I would use double cream for a thicker sauce next time I made this, but very nice enjoyed by all.

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  • 27 July 2008

    Mrs Gorman commented on this recipe

    Made exactly to the recipe , what a wonderful dish !!! Will be making again for guests , this one will be sure to impress .

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  • 30 September 2008

    Claire Marks rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    A really easy and quick dish which the children loved too. I did use double cream for the sauce and it was lovely. Served with crusty bread or chips, Yum.

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  • 28 October 2008

    alice rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I use double cream, cook tagliatelle separately and serve all mixed together as a main course, so easy and loverly

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  • 10 December 2008

    Dizza's rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious. Good fun finger food!

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  • 22 March 2009

    Haley rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Delicious. would have it again . also i would use double cream next time ..

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  • 12 April 2010

    Busby Book rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this tonight and it was delicious. Really easy to do. I too used double cream and it worked really well. Will definitely be making this one again :)

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  • 29 June 2010

    Bruce rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Didn't have cream to hand so used most of a 200g tub of creme fraiche. Soaked up the sauce with hot garlic focacia bread. Lovely!

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  • 02 April 2011

    lindeens rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very very easy and very very tasty!

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  • 25 April 2012

    Mutty rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    We could have been in Chamonix!! A totally gorgeous restaurant quality recipe. I particularly loved the freshness of the coriander with the creamy garlic sauce :)

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  • 19 February 2013

    Blakey commented on this recipe

    I was so worried about cooking this- especially as it was the first of an ambitious 3 course valentines meal and I'd never cooked mussels before, but I needn't have been worried- it was the easiest thing I think I've ever cooked and tasted delicious; my partner asked for seconds and as it's such a small list of items, it's a memorable recipe for when I'm next walking around the supermarket. Serve with no-fuss broken off baguette to mop up the cream. A cheap sunday night luxury meal I'd say. The whole lot came to less than £5!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 30 mins

Ingredients

  • 2kg mussels , cleaned and any beards removed
  • a knob of butter
  • 1 red onion , finely chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves , finely chopped
  • a good slosh of white wine
  • 142ml pot single cream
  • a large handful of coriander , roughly chopped
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Per serving

177 kcalories, protein 13.5g, carbohydrate 5.1g, fat 9.1 g, saturated fat 4.9g, fibre 0.4g, salt 0.6 g

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