Moules à la Marinière Recipe
January 27th, 2008 | Non-Asian Recipes, Travel | 17 Comments
Bonjour.
I came all the way to south of France to eat these–Moules à la Marinière, or French/Belgium-style mussels cooked with white wine, onions, and parsley. Not that I can’t get mussels in California, but eating these mussels right here in a Mediterranean coastal town just adds to the authenticity and–most importantly–the flavors.
While I am here, feed me more pots or pails or buckets of Moules à la Marinière, please…
Note: Pictured above is 1 kg of pure mussel goodness…I think I might not want to go back.
Adapted from BBC Food
Ingredients:
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 cup dry white wine
1 lb mussels, scrubbed clean
1 stalk parsley (use only the leaves-finely chopped)
1 tablespoon unsalted butter (melted)
1 lemon (quartered and cut into small pieces)
Salt to taste
A dash of Black pepper
To serve:
French bread, sliced
Olive oil
2 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
Method:
- In a small pot, add the melted butter, and then garlic, onions, lemon, and chopped parsley leaves.
- Add the mussels, wine, and salt and pepper. Cover, and cook over a high heat for about five minutes (shaking the pan intermittently until the mussels open).
- Slice the bread to medium thickness and rub garlic over it. Drizzle with olive oil and lightly toast on both sides.
- Serve the mussels in the pot with the bread on the side.
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You bring me memories of the mussel-pot I had in Brussels. Cooked almost the same way and absolutely heavenly.
Enjoy your trip :D
I hope to visit south of France one day, really.
Oh, hungry hungry!
Enjoy your trip!
Right. I’m on the first flight out, tq!
argh!..i thought there were belgium styled mussels..remember having a whole pot of it in a belgian bar serving nothing but belgian beer..hmmm
Oh, I love mussels!
*SIGH*…you have the life I’d love to live!! :)
Where’s the receipe ???
i love mussels and that on seems to be very good…
Thanks
You caught me babe, this is favourit dish…. oh I can already smell those mussels!
It’s “Moules Marineres” and it’s not a provencal dish i’m afraid !! Looks good anyway !
i meant “Moules Marinieres”. I’ve
lost my francais.. shame for a frenchman :)
Oooh! This bring back memories of the same dish I had when I was in Brussels…I have to admit, the ambience definitely added to the pleasure of the whole meal! :)
Hope you are having a blast! :)
I’m with ya! I can eat a whole bowl of this and still want another bowl!
make sure you taste Astoux’s (the one on the corner) moules a la creme
best. thing. ever.
xxx
Mm that is making my mouth water! I love mussels.
I’m with you, mussels are a favorite. Love the photo with the black pot, too.
This is my favourite way of eating mussels! Don’t forget the ‘frites’ (fries)!
I used to take family vacations on the French riviera as a kid. Isn’t it beautiful?
I love Moules a la Mariniere. Looking at the pictures i can almost taste them. Wonderful!