French
Moules-Frites (Mussels in White Wine with French Fries)
Moules-Frites (Mussels in White Wine with French Fries) is French home cooking, eaten at dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
- 3 lb live mussels, scrubbed and debearded
- 2 shallots, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 2 tbsp butter
- 3 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
- 1.5 lb frozen French fries
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
How to cook it
- Preheat the oven to 425 F and spread the frozen fries in a single layer on a baking sheet, baking for 18 to 20 minutes, turning once, until golden and crisp.
- Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large pot and cook the shallots and garlic over medium heat until softened, about 3 minutes.
- Pour in the white wine, bring to a simmer, add the mussels, cover, and cook for 5 to 6 minutes, shaking the pot once or twice, until the mussels open.
- Discard any mussels that stay closed, then stir the parsley and black pepper into the broth.
- Ladle the mussels and their broth into deep bowls and serve immediately with the hot fries alongside.
Serve it with
A French dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Moules-Frites (Mussels in White Wine with French Fries), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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The cooked vegetable
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Something cool and fresh
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Moules-Frites (Mussels in White Wine with French Fries) carries dairy and shellfish. It is free of the remaining 8 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | Yes | Blanc de Poulet Grille et Haricots Verts (Grilled Chicken Breast with Green Beans) |
| Gluten | No | |
| Shellfish | Yes | Baguette Tradition au Beurre (Fresh Tradition Baguette with Butter) |
| Eggs | No | |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | No | |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Bands, not numbers. Dinejot does not weigh anybody's food, so it says light, moderate or hearty and stops there. This dish was read and set by hand.
- Calorie band
- Hearty
- Protein
- Medium
- Protein quality
- Complete
- Food groups it covers
- Meat or fish, Vegetables, and Dairy
- How this was set
- Hand audited
When to cook it
Moules-Frites (Mussels in White Wine with French Fries) takes about 30 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
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More to cook
Cooked from the same things
Other dishes built on mussel and potato.
From the same kitchens
More cooking from northern France.
Does the same job on the plate
Swap any of these in when you want a meal the same shape.
Cook this with your whole family
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