Mouclade and frites
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- serves 4
Ingredients
- 500g oven french fries
- 1 tsp sea salt flakes
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 kg mussels, cleaned
- 125ml white wine
- 3 shallots, finely sliced
- 2 egg yolks
- 150ml double cream
- 1 tsp medium madras curry powder
- ½ lemon
Method
- STEP 1
Cook the fries following pack instructions. Mix the sea salt and cayenne.
- STEP 2
Rinse the mussels and throw away any that won’t close when tapped on the sink. Put them in a large saucepan with the wine and shallots, bring to the boil, cover and steam for 3-4 minutes. Shake the pan from time to time until the mussels have all opened; throw away any that remain closed. Pour through a sieve, keeping the cooking liquid.
- STEP 3
Mix the egg yolks with the cream and curry powder. Whisk this into the cooking liquid and reheat it gently. Season with salt, pepper and a squeeze of lemon juice. Divide the mussels between four bowls and pour over the sauce. Toss the fries with the cayenne salt and serve on the side.
