Ingredients
- 4 ounce smoked bacon, cut into 1/4-inch lardons
- 2 shallots, peeled and sliced into thin rings
- 1 tart apple, peeled and small diced
- 1 pound mussels, washed and bearded
- 1 ounce dry white wine
- 1 ounce apple cider
- 1/2 ounce apple cider vinegar
- 2 ounce heavy cream
- 1 fresh thyme branch
- Kosher or sea salt
- Fresh ground black pepper
Directions
Cook bacon over a medium high heat in a wide saucepan until rendered and crisp. Drain off some of the fat. Add shallots and apple. Cook until slightly caramelized. Add mussels and stir to coat. Deglaze with white wine, apple cider, and vinegar. Reduce slightly. Add cream, thyme, salt, and pepper. Cover and cook until all the mussels are open and the sauce is reduced and slightly thickened. Serve in the pan or transfer to a large, wide bowl. Serve with toasted country bread.
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By Expat in Holland
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on March 15, 2010
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I had 2kilos of fresh mussels to make for dinner tonight as an entree. My husband asked me to try a new recipe to try out and I chose this one. Indeed, I did not have all ingredients on hand, so I did have to sub two ingredients with what I did have in my pantry. I used Calvados for the apple cider vinegar and apple juice (unsweetened for the apple cider. I followed the directions as stated and the dinner was fantastic! It was an easy recipe to follow and making it went very quickly once I had prepped all ingredients. I served this with crusty toasted french bread to sop up the broth. The dish turned out yummy and I wil not hesitate to make this recipe again.
By kristineherbst_...
Riverside, 52
on February 07, 2010
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The recipe calls for only one pound of mussels -- who can make only one pound? And 6-8 servings? -- so we tripled the recipe. We like mussels as an entree, not as an appetizer. By tripling the recipe, I think we had a little too much Granny Smith apple in the broth. The broth was still wonderful, though, with the bacon, shallot, herbs and apple combination. Make sure you use a high-quality bacon (we found ours at Trader Joe's because your broth will taste better. We will make this again.
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