Moules à la Marinière (Mussels Marinière)

Origin: Paris, France

Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Open the mussels with aromatics, as usual, and remove one shell from each.
  2. Reduce by two thirds 2 decilitres of white wine with a strong spoonful of chopped shallots added.
  3. Add 2 decilitres of the decanted mussel cooking liquid, 1 decilitre of Velouté de poisson and 50 grammes of butter.
  4. Sauté the mussels for an instant in this sauce.
  5. Arrange them in a timbale and sprinkle with chopped parsley.

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