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Moules marinière with frites

Moules marinière

Name: Moules marinière
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2kg mussels cleaned and debearded; 25g butter; 2 shallots finely sliced; 250ml dry white wine; handful of flat-leaf parsley chopped

Barney Desmazery

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 10 mins

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Make the French classic of moules marinière for supper. A very simple dish made with just five ingredients, it’s a good crowd-pleaser when entertaining

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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2kg mussels

cleaned and debearded
25g butter
2 shallots

finely sliced
250ml dry white wine
handful of flat-leaf parsley

chopped

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal225
fat8g
saturates4g
carbs1g
sugars1g
fibre0.4g
protein25g
salt1.53g

Method

step 1

Rinse the mussels under cold running water, discarding any that are cracked or open and won’t close when tapped sharply on the side of the sink. Drain well. Melt the butter in a large, deep pan that has a lid over a medium heat and cook the shallots with a little salt for 3-4 mins until softened.
step 2

Turn up the heat and tip in the mussels, then pour in the wine, cover and cook for 4-5 mins, giving the pan an occasional shake until all the mussels have opened. Scatter over the parsley and season with a little black pepper, then turn everything over using a large serving spoon. Divide the mussels between four bowls and spoon over the cooking liquid. Serve with the cheat’s frites and aïoli (see recipes, below) on the side.

Recipe tips

Cheat’s frites To cook in an air fryer, heat the air fryer to 200C. Put 500g frozen fries in the air-fryer basket and shake into a single layer. Drizzle over a little sunflower oil and toss to coat. Cook for 10 mins, then turn over and cook for 10 mins more until crisp and golden. Season with salt and serve. To cook in the oven, drizzle 1 tbsp sunflower oil in a shallow roasting tray and heat in the oven at 220C/200C fan/gas 8. Carefully scatter 500g frozen fries over the tray and turn over to evenly coat in the hot oil. Bake for 15 mins, then turn over and bake for 10-15mins more until golden. Season with salt and serve.

Easy aïoli Crush 2 large garlic cloves into a paste using a pestle and mortar or the back of a knife, then mix with 100ml shop-bought mayonnaise and 1 tbsp lemon juice.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2025

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