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Mussels Billie By President Taft

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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 20m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 pounds mussels (cleaned )
  • 1 yellow onion (large,minced)
  • 2 stalks celery, minced
  • 1 clove garlic,smashed
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 cup dry white wine (French of course lol)
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 2 cups fish stock
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 shallot,minced
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1 sprig thyme
  • 1/4 cup parsley, minced
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 French (324 grams) bread loaf (cut into slices ,buttered, toasted)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Heat oil in stock pot

  • Step 2: Add celery ,shallots,garlic and onions. Sweat them

  • Step 3: Add wine ,it really doesn't need to be French but would be fun if it was lol

  • Step 4: Add fish stock and mussels, herbs and seasoning

  • Step 5: Cover bring to a boil

  • Step 6: And turn down to a simmer for 10 minutes or until mussels open toss any unopened ones

  • Step 7: Take mussels out and remove shells

  • Step 8: Dump meat back into soup

  • Step 9: Add butter temper yolk

  • Step 10: Add to soup

  • Step 11: Add cream heat but don't boil check for seasonings

  • Step 12: Serve with buttered toasted French bread

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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