Inspiring vegetarian recipes
Try our vibrant veggie dishes, from meat-free lasagne to vegetable curry and vegetarian chilli
Moules marinière
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 4
Ingredients
- 50g butter
- 1 clove garlic, chopped
- 2 medium leeks, white parts cut in half lengthways and sliced (keep the greens for soup or stock)
- 300ml dry white wine
- 2kg mussels, cleaned
- 150ml double cream
- handful flat-leaf parsley, chopped to serve
Method
- STEP 1
Heat the butter in a wide, shallow, lidded pan. Add the garlic and leeks, and cook until softened. Add the wine and let it bubble up, then throw in the mussels and cover.
- STEP 2
Shake the pan for 2-3 minutes or until all the mussels have opened (discard any that don’t).
- STEP 3
Pour in the cream and season, then keep cooking for a minute. Serve sprinkled with chopped parsley.
