Creamy Lemon Mussels Sauce – Easy one pot meal

This creamy lemon mussels sauce is a guaranteed hit! Serve it with a loaf of French bread, as you will want to suck up all the leftover sauces.

Preparing the creamy lemon mussels sauce.

The base of the sauce starts with making a blond roux. Whisk flour in the melted butter and slowly start to add the milk while whisking. This will prevent lumps from forming. The liquid absorbs quickly, so you will need to work fast and keep an eye on it.

How to clean mussels.

Mussels are so versatile and easy to prepare. They should however be cleaned and inspected properly before cooking it.

• In a colander, rinse the mussels.
• Discard any broken mussels and ones that does not close again.
• With a sturdy brush, scrub the mussels and pull out any of the hairy “beard”. A nail brush is perfect for cleaning mussels.

How do you know when mussels are cooked.

Mussels does not need a lot of cooking time. Usually, it takes about 3 to 4 minutes for the mussels to be cooked. Once they are open, they are ready to eat. Avoid overcooking it or you will end up with tough, rubbery structure.

Tips for eating mussels:

• Mussels are one of those foods where it’s totally acceptable to eat with your hands. Simply use one empty mussel shell that is still in tact as a utensil to pick out the rest of the mussels.
• A mussel pan is not just ideal for cooking mussels but the lid also serves a dish to discard empty mussel shells when eating.

For more seafood recipes, try:

• Dorade with roasted vegetables – Simple and Easy!
• Cape Malay Pickled Fish

Let me know in the comments, if you tried this recipe!

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Creamy Lemon Mussels Sauce

Dinner, Lunch, Starter – South African

By Galley of Gail – Serves: 6

Prep Time: 5 min – Cooking Time: 15 min – Total Time: 20 min

Mussels in a a creamy lemon and garlic sauce.

Ingredients

• 700g mussels, rinsed and cleaned
• 50g butter
• 5g garlic
• 50g flour
• 250ml milk
• 250ml fish stock
• 250ml cream
• juice of one lemon
• 5g mixed dried herbs, such as thyme, parsley, dill
• 10g fresh parsley

Instructions

1

Bring water to a boil in a pan and add the mussels. Cook with the lid on for 3-4minutes.

2

Drain and keep aside.

3

Melt the butter in pan and add garlic. Fry for 1 minute.

4

Add the flour and milk gradually and whisk to prevent lumps from forming.

5

Slowly add the milk while whisking until smooth.

6

Add the fish stock, lemon juice, dried herbs and cream and mix.

7

Bring to a boil and add the mussels.

8

Remove from the heat and stir in fresh parsley.

9

Serve with lemon wedges.

Nutrition

• 405 Calories
• 18,9g Carbohydrates
• 25,8g Fat
• 0,6g Fiber
• 23,9g Protein
• 15,1g Saturated fat
• 23,2mg Sodium
• 3,7g Sugar
• 6,9g Unsaturated fat

Notes

Use the drained juices of the mussels as a base to make fish / seafood stock to keep in the freezer.