Mouthwatering Moules-frites

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A twist on the French classic that’s perfect for this time of year. Full recipe below 👇🏽🐚🍟

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Start with about 1kg of fresh mussels and add to some cold, heavily salted water. Leave the mussels to purge out any excess dirt / sand for 30 mins, then rinse thoroughly in fresh water till it runs clear and set aside

Peel 500g of Maris piper potatoes and then using a knife or mandolin, cut into thin slices. Again, rinse till water runs clear, then leave to soak in cold water in fridge for an hour

Finely dice up your mirepoix: 2 sticks celery, same amount fennel, leek, 1 shallot, 3 cloves garlic, 2 red chilli’s and ~100g chorizo

Add some ev olive oil to a pan, then throw in your chorizo and cook till golden and crispy on med-high ~7 mins

Throw in the rest of your mirepoix and sauté 3-4 mins until fragrant. Season, then add in some fresh herbs, I like thyme and bay

Throw in your mussels and sauté for 2 mins before deglazing with a nice white wine ~200ml, then cover with a lid and leave to simmer ~3 mins

In a separate pan, bring some neutral oil up to 350f - don’t fill pan more than half

Remove lid and discard any mussels that haven’t opened, then add 3tbsp crème fraïche + fresh parsley and shake pan to emulsify - kill the heat around here

Thoroughly dry your frites, carefully add to the oil and fry till golden and crisp ~5-7 mins

Once golden, remove, drain and season with rosemary salt, parmigiano and chives

Plate up with a bowl full of mussels, plenty of the braising liquid and a heaped pile of crispy frites

I could eat this a lot! Feel free to play with the flavours for the mussels. For the perfect fries, prepare ahead of time and once soaked, pat dry and leave in fridge to fully dry ahead of use!” Enjoy 🙅🏽♂️

Would you SMASH or PASS⁉️

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