Mussels recipe with Curry
There was some amazing mussels at the fish shop, could not resist to by some! Back home I decided to prepare my mussels with curry. I had tasted them long time back in a mussels restaurant in the city center of Lille called "aux moules", It was a culinary experience. Let me share the recipe with you and you'll let me know what you think about it ;)
Before we talk about this yummy recipe let's get to know a bit more about this great seafood.
Where can mussels be found?
Mussels is one of the most popular seafood. Before they were found only in Europe, but they can now be found all over the world. of the most popular seafood is mussels. Most of the mussels sold for eating are farmed, which is why wild mussels are only a small part of the industry. Without wild mussels, there would be no farming. Commercial farming began in Spain and Italy in the early 20th century. The UK and Holland are both in the business, as are China, New Zealand, and Chile.
Are mussels healthy?
Mussels not only are yummy but it is also a very healthy dish! Indeed, they are rich in vitamin B-12 (good for nervous system and red blood cells), selenium (immune system) and manganese (brain, nervous system and general metabolism).
How to wash mussels before cooking theme?
After having bough your mussels from the shop, they will have to be nicely washed before being used in your recipe. First of all, add the fresh mussels in a big bowl of salty water. Let them soak in the bowl for 20 minutes about. It will help removing all the sand from the mussels and also make the cleaning process easier.
Once they have soaked, simply take a knife and simply remove the small hair coming out of it and scratch the small white shells that are sticked on it.
Rinse thoroughly and you are ready for our Mussels recipe with curry :)
Ingredients needed for the Mussels recipe with curry
- Quality mussels
First of all we will need mussels, I love the "Bouchots" one, they are always full and the mussels are big inside the shell.
- White wine
The white wine will enhance the taste of the mussels. Always take a good or medium class wine. Avoid taking cheap one for the mussels recipe.
- Onion
Onion will give taste to the recipe
- Tomato
I like to add a tomato to give an extra flavor, it is optional you can avoid it if you are not a tomato lover ;)
- Sour cream
This ingredient will give the creaminess to the sauce and will link all the ingredients and flavors in the yummy sauce.
- Curry powder
Make sure to choose a finely grinded powder it should not be to coarse,
- Coriander/Cilantro
I absolutely love the taste of cilantro and it is soooo healthy, you can use and abuse it in your dish. Here in this recipe it will add its particular flavor to the mussels recipe.
- Butter
It is better to use butter here as it will add more flavor and creaminess to the recipe.
- Salt & Pepper
To taste as per your liking.
How to prepare curry mussels recipe?
This recipe is so yummy and yet so easy and quick to prepare!
Once you are done with washing the mussels the recipe will take literally 10 minutes to prepare.
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- 2 lbs fresh mussels (2kg)
- 2 oz butter (50grms)
- 4 tbsp sour cream
- 1 piece onion
- 1 piece tomato
- 1 cups 1.5 of white wine
- 2 tbsp curry powder
- 5 tbsp cilantro
- salt
- pepper
- Add the butter into a large pot, once melting, add the onion cut in small dice and let it cook a bit until the onion starts to soften.
- Add the tomato cut in small dice
- Add 1 cup of wine, mix and let it cook for 2 minutes
- Add the washed mussels (see the cleaning procedure in the post), cover the pot and let it cook for 5 minutes after the first boil.
- Remove the mussels and in the sauce add the curry powder, the sour cream and the rest of white wine. Stir nicely to remove any lump and let it cook for 2 minutes.
- Add the cilantro, add the mussels, mix it all and let it cook one more minute.
- Serve and bon appetit!
Enjoy the yum :)