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🍽️ Delicious Mussel Soup

494 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 800 g mussels
• 250 ml white wine
• 2 bay leaves
• salt
• pepper (from the mill)
• 1 onion
• 2 garlic cloves
• 250 g whipping cream
• 0.5 tsp mustard
• 60 g butter
• parsley

Instructions

1. 1. Thoroughly wash the mussels in cold water.
2. 2. Remove the beards from the mussels.
3. 3. Let the mussels drain.
4. 4. Discard any mussels that are already open.
5. 5. Bring 1 liter of water together with the wine, bay leaves, and salt to a boil.
6. 6. Add the mussels to the boiling liquid.
7. 7. Let the mussels come to a boil briefly.
8. 8. Remove the mussels after about 3 minutes using a slotted spoon.
9. 9. Discard any mussels that remain closed.
10. 10. Set aside 4 whole mussels.
11. 11. Remove the meat from the remaining mussels.
12. 12. Set the mussel meat aside.
13. 13. Peel the onion.
14. 14. Peel the garlic.
15. 15. Chop the onion finely.
16. 16. Chop the garlic finely.
17. 17. Cook the vegetables in the mussel broth for 2 minutes.
18. 18. Remove the vegetables from the broth.
19. 19. Add the vegetables to the mussel meat.
20. 20. Keep the vegetables warm.
21. 21. Add the cream to the broth.
22. 22. Bring the broth with cream to a boil.
23. 23. Stir mustard into the soup.
24. 24. Stir pepper into the soup.
25. 25. Cut the butter into small cubes.
26. 26. Whisk the butter cubes into the soup.
27. 27. Stir until the butter has melted.
28. 28. Finally, season the soup to taste.
29. 29. Place the mussel meat on the warmed plates.
30. 30. Place the vegetables on the warmed plates.
31. 31. Pour the soup over the meat and vegetables.
32. 32. Garnish the dish with the parsley.
33. 33. Garnish the dish with the four whole mussels.
34. 34. Serve the dish.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 494
• Protein: 23 g · Fett/Fat: 36 g · Carbs: 8 g