This classic French mussels recipe is both elegant and effortless. A lighter take on mussels in cream sauce, it’s just as easy to prepare. Simply chop a few ingredients, steam them with the mussels, and you’ll have a dish that's sophisticated yet comes together with ease.
Pair them with a crisp salad and homemade French fries for an authentic Moules Frites meal.
1 bag of mussels — about 3 pounds
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp olive oil
1 medium onion
1 small shallot
2-3 cloves of garlic
2 large tomatoes
3/4 cup parsley
1 cup white wine
Sea salt, or Celtic salt
Rinse and clean the mussels. Discard any that are opened.
Chop the onions, shallot, tomato, garlic, and parsley.
Heat the butter and olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook until soft and translucent, about 5-8 minutes.
Add the minced garlic, stir, and cook for about a minute.
Add tomatoes and half of the parsley. Cook for about 5 minutes.
Add some sea salt and fresh ground pepper
Add the mussels to the pot and then the white wine. Stir well.
Cover the pot and let the mussels steam until opened, about 10-12 minutes.
Add the rest of the parsley and stir.
Ladle the mussels with juice into a bowl. Use one half of a mussel shell to loosen the mussel, then scoop up some sauce with it for the perfect bite. Place an empty bowl on the table for the shells.
Mussels marinière, or mussels in white wine cream sauce are wonderful dishes for entertaining.
Mussels and french fries.
