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Moules Mariniére

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Ingredients:

4lb muscles
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
2 shallots, finely chopped
½ oz butter
Bouquet garni (parsley, thyme and bay leaves)
3 ½ fl oz white wine
4 fl oz double cream
Handful of parsley, chopped

Method:

Wash the muscles under plenty of cold running water. Discard any that won’t close when lightly squeezed
Pull out the tough, fibrous beards and knock off any barnacles. Give another quick rinse
Soften the garlic and shallots in the butter with the bouquet garni in a large pan (big enough to take all the muscles)
Add the muscles and wine turn up the heat then cover and steam in their own juices for 3-4min, shaking every now and then
Remove the bouquet garni and add the cream and chopped parsley. Remove from the heat
Spoon into four bowls and serve with lots of crusty bread