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Mussels with apple and Calvados in a jar.
This dish by Rachel Khoo is a classic in Brittany and is delicious on a baguette as an appetizer or for lunch!
Ingredients
- 1 kg mussels
- 200 gram unsalted butter
- 50 ml calvados
- 1 shallot finely chopped
- 1 small apple diced
- 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley diced
- sea salt
- ground white pepper
- 1 baguette
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a small pan and skim off the white foam to create clarified butter.
- Pour the Calvados into a mussel pot and add the mussels as soon as the alcohol begins to steam.
- Cook the mussels until all the shells have opened. Shake the pot occasionally to ensure the heat is evenly distributed.
- Let the mussels cool slightly, then remove them from their shells.
- In a large pan, sauté the apple and shallot in some butter until they become translucent, then add the mussels.
- Lower the heat and stir everything together well, then gently fold in the parsley.
- Divide the mussels between the jars and pour the clarified butter over them.
- Let them cool down or place them in the refrigerator until the butter has reached room temperature.
- The original recipe can be found in "My Little French Kitchen" by Rachel Khoo.