Mussels Dijonnaise Recipes

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a large saucepan until melted.
• Add the onions, shallots and garlic and cook briefly, until wilted.
• Do not brown.
• Add the mussels, salt, pepper, bay leaf, thyme, white wine and cream.
• Cover closely and bring to a boil. lower heat to medium.
• Cook for about 5 minutes, shaking to redistribute the mussels.
• Cook until all the mussels are opened.
• Using a slotted spoon, transfer the mussels to a serving bowl.
• Keep warm.
• Continue cooking the sauce for a minute, remove bay leaf and the thyme.
• Stir in the mustard with a wire whisk while heating.
• Do not boil.
• Spoon equal portions of the sauce over the mussels and sprinkle with parsley.
• Serve immediately with crusty bread.

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a large saucepan until melted. Add the onions, shallots and garlic and cook briefly, until wilted. Do not brown.
• Add the mussels, salt, pepper, bay leaf, thyme, white wine and cream. Cover closely and bring to a boil.
• Cook for about 5 minutes, shaking to redistribute the mussels. Cook until all the mussels are opened.
• Using a slotted spoon, transfer the mussels to a serving bowl. Keep warm. Continue cooking the sauce for a minute, remove bay leaf and the thyme.
• Stir in the mustard with a wire whisk while heating. Do not boil.
• Spoon equal portions of the sauce over the mussels and sprinkle with parsley. Serve immediately with crusty bread.

Steps:

• To clean the mussels, put them in a large bowl with 2 quarts of water and the flour and soak for 30 minutes, or until the mussels disgorge any sand. Drain the mussels, then remove the "beard" from each with your fingers. If they're dirty, scrub the mussels with a brush under running water. Discard any mussels whose shells aren't tightly shut.
• In a large non-aluminum stockpot, heat the butter and olive oil over medium heat. Add the shallots and cook for 5 minutes; then add the garlic and cook for 3 more minutes, or until the shallots are translucent. Add the tomatoes, saffron, parsley, thyme, wine, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil.
• Add the mussels, stir well, then cover the pot, and cook over medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes, until all the mussels are opened (discard any that do not open). With the lid on, shake the pot once or twice to be sure the mussels don't burn on the bottom. Pour the mussels and the sauce into a large bowl and serve hot.

Steps:

• Rinse mussels under cold running water. If you see hairy clumps around the shell (called beards), use a sharp knife or your fingers to pull them off, then scrub shells well with a vegetable brush.
• In a soup pot with a tight-fitting cover, heat olive oil, then add thyme, garlic, shallots and a pinch of salt and pepper. Sauté until shallots and garlic are softened, 3 minutes. Pour in ale and bring to a simmer. Add mussels and cover pot. Let mussels steam, stirring once or twice, until they open, 5 to 10 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer mussels to bowls. Discard any that have not opened.
• Add butter, herbs and mustard to pan juices and bring to a boil. Whisk until butter melts, then taste and correct seasonings (add more butter if liquid tastes bitter). Pour over mussels and serve with bread for sopping up juices.