Last updated: 16 December, 2024 @ 14:40
The most famous of all mussel dishes, moules marinière is a timeless classic that isn’t just easy to cook, but is also bursting with superb seaside scented flavours.
Moules marinière is one of those rare dishes that a home cook can easily recreate to a restaurant-standard, impressing not only your guests, but even yourself.
It’s also a highly cost-effective dish – with fresh, plump, lovely mussels remaining an affordable and often overlooked delicacy.
However, the best part? It’s unbelievably easy to prepare – so much so that you could almost, almost, deliver the dish with one hand tied behind your back,
Key ingredients for moules marinière
Moules marinière is a dish that doesn’t need tinkering with. So, forget about those recipes featuring cream or bouquet garni – none of it is needed.
All you really need are some fresh winter mussels, a decent bottle of Muscadet, garlic, shallots, unsalted butter, parsley – and a little thyme – if you have some hanging around.
How to cook moules marinière
Firstly, you need to wash and clean your mussels – a process we’ve detailed in the Fish Face Seafood Blog in season spotlight for mussels.
The next step is to prepare your ingredients – which takes all of about 90 seconds. Then, cook your mussels – a process that takes all of about five minutes.
You final task is to decide if you’re going to serve your moules marinière with bread or fries.
If you’re struggling to find the answer to this particular culinary conundrum – then simply serve with both.
Our full moules marinière recipe will take you by the hand and guide you through the whole, easy process.
Mussels: La mouclade – another classic
Looking for another classic mussel dish? Try la mouclade – a warming, curry-spiced classic that should be way more popular than it is.
The Fish Face Seafood Blog version of mouclade keeps things traditional, and simple. Once you’ve washed and prepared your mussels, the rest is super easy and really, really quick.
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