California Farm Mussels in Garlic Cream with French Fries

Name: California Farm Mussels in Garlic Cream with French Fries
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 2 people
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: For the mussels:; 4 pounds mussels in the shell, makes 1 pound meat, plus 1 pound cooked and peeled frozen mussel meat; 4 Tsp granulated garlic; 2 cups white wine; 2 cups heavy cream; 2 green mexican onions, diced; 2 celery stalks, chopped; 2 carrots, sliced; 16 asparagus spears; 16 button mushrooms; 1 bunch fresh curly parsley, chopped; 3 Tbs olive oil; 2 Tbs unsalted butter; 1 Tsp flaked seasalt; For the french fries:; 4 large russet potatoes, cut in 1/4” or 1/2” thick french fries; Sprinkle of flaked seasalt; Spray of olive oil

Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

California, United States

The national dish of the country of Belgium is mussels and french fries, a true gourmet dinner. Here is my recipe. I have been making these with frozen mussels and mussel meat from the Pacific Ocean, country of Chile, and they are superb.

Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

California, United States

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Ingredients

1 hour

2 people

For the mussels:
4 poundsmussels in the shell, makes 1 pound meat, plus 1 pound cooked and peeled frozen mussel meat
4 Tspgranulated garlic
2 cupswhite wine
2 cupsheavy cream
2green mexican onions, diced
2celery stalks, chopped
2carrots, sliced
16asparagus spears
16button mushrooms
1 bunchfresh curly parsley, chopped
3 Tbsolive oil
2 Tbsunsalted butter
1 Tspflaked seasalt
For the french fries:
4large russet potatoes, cut in 1/4” or 1/2” thick french fries
Sprinkle of flaked seasalt
Spray of olive oil
Equipment: barbecue grill, large size oven tray, french fry cutter or kitchen knife, air fryer rotisserie, olive oil sprayer
Cost: mussels $4, potatoes $2, vegetables, cream, wine, other $2. Gourmet dinner $4 per person

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Steps

1 hour

1

On a large oven tray, grill onions, celery, asparagus, parsley, mushrooms and carrots on barbecue grill. Douse with white wine, bring to boil. Add mussels, bring to boil again, taste, add salt. Fifteen minutes.
2

Drain mussel juice in sauce pan, add heavy cream, garlic and butter, add parsley. Cook mussel meat in cream sauce. Serve mussels with vegetables on dinner plates with sauce poured over. Garnish with parsley, serve, ten minutes
3

Scrub and dry Russet potatoes, cut in 1/4” or 1/2” french fries, soak in salted water to remove starch, drain in collander, run 40 minutes in air fryer rotisserie till crisp, spray wil olive oil, crisp a few more minutes.
4

Serve fries with mussels and grilled vegetables. Dip french fries in mussel cream sauce or mayonnaise. Enjoy.

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Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

on March 10, 2025 03:43

California, United States

I teach people at the farmers market to grow small scale fruits and vegetables. My grandparents and parents taught me growing, cooking and preserving home grown fruits and vegetables, eggs, meats and fish. I got certified by the University of California Master Gardener Program in 2005. I try to bring out the original flavor of ingredients, then add layers of spices, herbs and flavorings that enhance, not distort the taste. These are the global, organic and vegan family recipes we use.