Mussels in White Wine Sauce Recipe with Images

Mussels in White Wine Sauce Recipe consists of flour, mussels, white wine, shallots, parsley, and fish stock. Here is a simple step by step recipe guide with images for you.

Mussels in White Wine Sauce Recipe with Images
Prep Time 10 min
Cook Time 20 min
Serving 4
Difficulty Easy

Cooking Preparation (Mise-en-place)

Assemble all the Mussels in White Wine Sauce Recipe ingredients on the preparation table.

  1. Chop the shallots and parsley.
  2. Place the necessary cooking equipment nearby.

How to prepare Mussels in White Wine Sauce 

Follow the steps below.

Ingredients

  • 25g- butter
  • 50g- shallots
  • 25g- flour
  • 1tbsp- parsley
  • 60ml- white wine
  • 2kg- mussels
  • 200ml- fish stock
  • salt and pepper

Nutritional Information

  • Protein: 61.4g
  • Sodium: 1.5g
  • Energy: 1900kJ
  • Carb: 18.1g
  • Fat: 14.3g
  • Sugar: 0.9g
  • Sat fat: 5.3g
  • Fibre: 0.6g
  • Cals: 452kcal

Directions

1. Prepare the mussels.

Clean and debeard the mussels. Discard any that are open and do not close when tapped.

Prepare the mussels.
2. Cook the mussels.

In a large pot, add the white wine and bring to a simmer. Add the mussels, cover, and cook for 5 minutes, until they open. Remove the mussels and set aside. Strain and reserve the cooking liquid.

Cook the mussels.
3. Start the sauce.

In another pan, melt butter and saute the chopped shallots until soft.

Start the sauce.
4. Make the sauce base.

Stir in the flour and cook for 2 minutes to form a light roux.

Make the sauce base.
5. Add liquids.

Gradually add the reserved mussel liquid and fish stock, stirring to avoid lumps. Simmer until slightly thickened.

Add liquids.
6. Finish the sauce.

Season with salt and pepper, then stir in chopped parsley.

Finish the sauce.
7. Serve.

Return the mussels to the sauce and heat through briefly. Serve.

Serve.