Moules à la Normande (Mussels in Cider and Cream)
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Ingredients
- 1600 g fresh mussels, cleaned and debearded
- 300 ml dry cider
- 150 ml double cream
- 3 shallots, finely sliced
- 1 eating apple
- 20 g unsalted butter
- 15 g fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 372 kcal
- Protein
- 15.8 g
- Carbohydrate
- 15.2 g
- of which sugars
- 8.7 g
- Fat
- 24.9 g
- of which saturates
- 14.1 g
- Fibre
- 1.8 g
- Salt
- 0.91 g
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Method
- 1
Melt the butter in a large pot with a lid and cook the shallots and apple for 5 minutes until softened.
- 2
Pour in the cider, bring to a simmer and cook for 3 minutes.
- 3
Tip in the mussels, cover and cook for 4-5 minutes, shaking the pot once or twice, until the mussels have opened.
- 4
Discard any mussels that stay closed.
- 5
Lift out the mussels with a slotted spoon into warm bowls, then stir the double cream into the pan juices and simmer for 2 minutes.
- 6
Pour the sauce over the mussels and scatter with parsley to serve.
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