Styleforum › Forums › Lifestyle › Social Life, Food & Drink, Travel › How to cook mussels?
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

How to cook mussels? - Page 2

post #16 of 25
5/8/11 at 9:53pm
I love mussels prepared as matt suggested. But I also like them prepared with chorizo.
Reply
Reply
post #17 of 25
5/8/11 at 9:54pm
OMG Billi Bi is so good.

At the restaurant, we started off making a mussel broth, by cooking the mussels just until they opened in white wine, shallot, and parsley. Strain this and reserve the mussels on the side. I think billi bi is traditionally served as a smooth soup without ingredients, but we'd sweat shallot, add the mussel broth, add cream, then a small amount of parsley and thyme, and then a liasion of egg yolk. Garnish with mussels.
Reply
Reply
post #18 of 25
5/8/11 at 10:56pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by kwilkinson View Post
OMG Billi Bi is so good.

At the restaurant, we started off making a mussel broth, by cooking the mussels just until they opened in white wine, shallot, and parsley. Strain this and reserve the mussels on the side. I think billi bi is traditionally served as a smooth soup without ingredients, but we'd sweat shallot, add the mussel broth, add cream, then a small amount of parsley and thyme, and then a liasion of egg yolk. Garnish with mussels.

BTW, at the restaurant, we only cooked the mussels until they cracked open, not fully open. Then we pulled them out and pulled the mussel out of the shell. The mussels were tempura fried and served alongside the soup. Beautiful and dericious.
Reply
Reply
post #19 of 25
5/8/11 at 10:59pm
they're also really good cooked dry: heat a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat until it's really hot. dump in the cleaned mussels. clamp on the lid and shake. it'll take 2-3 minutes, but they'll open. the flavor is different than poached, but it's a nice alternative.
Reply
Reply
post #20 of 25
5/8/11 at 11:00pm
Most variations on mussel recipes involve changing the broth they're steamed in. Many traditional French recipes use tomatoes (and their juice) instead of wine as the principal liquid.
Reply
Reply
post #21 of 25
5/8/11 at 11:42pm
Mark Bittman has a recipe up somewhere at the Times for a pasta e fagioli with mussels. I've made that a few times and it's great and incredibly easy. I just found it on the googles: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/09/dining/09mini.html
Reply
Reply
post #22 of 25
5/9/11 at 12:02am
I like a variation with some heat - you can use it either with broth or dry. Watch out though, if you use a ton of chiles in a dry pan that you have a REALLY good ventilation system.
Reply
Reply
post #23 of 25
5/10/11 at 3:33am
Mussels must be thoroughly cleaned and rinsed several times before cooking.Mussels should be alive when you cook them.Consuming mussels that have perished before cooking can cause food poisoning.Fresh garlic will absolutely give the best results, but minced garlic out of a jar will also work well.
Reply
Reply
post #24 of 25
5/10/11 at 3:41am
My girlfriend is afraid of mussels ever since one hissed and spat at her, or so she says.
Reply
Reply
post #25 of 25
5/10/11 at 4:06am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Reggs View Post
My girlfriend is afraid of mussels ever since one hissed and spat at her, or so she says.

recipe, recipe, recipe, cook in wine, cook with tomato, cook in hot pan, Mussel attacks the gf.
Reply
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
Styleforum › Forums › Lifestyle › Social Life, Food & Drink, Travel › How to cook mussels?