How long can I keep mussels before I need to cook them?

Fresh mussels are best prepared the same day. If you want to keep them, place them in a bowl of cold water and put it in the refrigerator.

How do I know if the mussels are fresh?

Fresh mussels have a closed shell and smell fresh from the sea. Mussels with an open shell should be discarded.

Gratinated mussels

Name: Gratinated mussels
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4P
Ingredients: 1 kg mussels; 1 large onion finely chopped; 1 knob of butter; 150 ml dry white wine; 2 sprigs of thyme; 2 cloves of garlic finely chopped; For the garlic butter:; 3 cloves of garlic finely grated; Pepper and salt; 2 tbsp finely chopped flat-leaf parsley; 20 g panko; 40 g fresh Parmesan grated; 75 g soft butter

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The smell, the taste, so classic and delicious: an appetizer with mussels! Discover the full recipe here!

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Ingredients

What do you need?

Quantity: 4P

1 kg mussels
1 large onion finely chopped
1 knob of butter
150 ml dry white wine
2 sprigs of thyme
2 cloves of garlic finely chopped

For the garlic butter:
3 cloves of garlic finely grated
Pepper and salt
2 tbsp finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
20 g panko
40 g fresh Parmesan grated
75 g soft butter

1 kg mussels
1 large onion finely chopped
1 knob of butter
150 ml dry white wine
2 sprigs of thyme
2 cloves of garlic finely chopped

For the garlic butter:
3 cloves of garlic finely grated
Pepper and salt
2 tbsp finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
20 g panko
40 g fresh Parmesan grated
75 g soft butter

Preparation method

How do you make this?

Preheat your oven to grill function and hot air at 230 degrees.

Wash the mussels thoroughly in plenty of water.

Let the knob of butter melt in a pot, sauté the garlic, onion, and thyme. Deglaze with dry white wine.

Add the mussels, put the lid on.

Let them cook on high heat for 3-4 minutes until they just open, remove the mussels from the pot and let them cool slightly.

Once cooled, remove the mussels from the shells. Place half a shell on a baking dish and put the mussel back in. Choose the largest and prettiest shells.

Let the mussel-wine juice reduce until it amounts to about 3 tbsp.

Mix all the ingredients for the butter and strain the mussel-wine juice over the butter. Mix everything well together. Spread the butter over the shells with mussels.

Place them under the grill for 5 to 10 minutes until they are nicely browned and smell heavenly. 😊

Serving pieces of bread is a must!