Recipe

Parisian Mussel Soup With Bacon Recipe

	Merlin / All my dishes 1 month, 3 weeks ago A walk by the Seine. A glass of wine at a cafe. A trip to the Rue de Coquilliers. Oh-La-La Prep:10m Cook:20m Servings:8	Merlin
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Ingredients

½ lb bacon, chopped up (OK. Make it ¾ lb. I won’t tell your cardiologist if you don’t tell mine)

2 onions chopped

5 T. butter, divided

4 lbs. mussels, scrubbed and rinsed

3 c. water

2 c. white wine

3 bay leaves

1 t. ground nutmeg

3 c. milk

10 oz heavy cream or evaporated whole milk

4 T. flour

2 egg yolks

salt and pepper to taste

Tabasco sauce, optional

¼-1/3 c. Pernod

½ bunch parsley chopped

French bread

Directions

After rinsing mussels, discard any that are completely opened.

In a pot, cook onions and bacon with 1 T. butter until bacon is cooked. Add water, wine, bay leaves and nutmeg. Cover pot and bring to a boil. Lower heat to simmer. Simmer about 10 minutes until mussels have all opened.

Combine remaining butter, egg yolks and a bit of the hot broth and mix thoroughly. Add to soup stirring constantly to thicken.

Add milk and cream and heat through, stirring constantly.

Add salt and pepper to taste. Add optional Tabasco Sauce to taste. Add Pernod and parsley and stir.

Serve with French bread.

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Comments

luisascatering 1 month, 3 weeks ago said:
I've had mussels on the brain lately and this sounds wonderful :-)

22566 1 month, 2 weeks ago said:
Bonjour,

Bon apres-midi.

Ceci semble tres agreable.

Esperer que tout est bien.

De remerciement.

Esperer que vous avez un bon soir.

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