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any of you been watching master chef? if not every episode they make different classic stews todays was a mouclade (creamy mussel stew) recipe below

Mouclade


Serves 6







A mouclade is a regional French mussel dish in which the mussels are cooked just as they are for moules marinière, or mussels steamed in white wine with shallots, garlic, and herbs. (My version of that dish is also in the book). To make a mouclade, the cooking liquid is thickened with cream and the mussels are served on the half-shell, topped with a spoonful of the sauce.



I make my mouclade with curry powder and an addition of cornstarch makes the thickening process foolproof. The presentation here is more user-friendly than in the original. You simply return the mussels to the pot and serve them family-style from the center of the table.



This is delicious with Corn and Scallion Pancakes (page 249 of the book)



2 cups dry white wine

4 medium shallots, sliced

2 garlic cloves

1 tablespoon curry powder, or more to taste

6 pounds mussels, scrubbed and debearded

1/2 cup coarsely chopped parsley

1 cup heavy cream

1 tablespoon cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons water

Fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste



COOK THE MUSSELS



Put the wine, shallots, garlic, and curry powder in a saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Add the mussels and parsley, cover, and cook until the mussels open, approximately 3 minutes. Drain the mussels in a fine-mesh strainer set over a pot. Discard any mussels that have not opened.



MAKE THE SAUCE



Reheat the strained liquid over medium heat. Stir in the cream and cornstarch, and season with salt and pepper.



TO SERVE
Return the mussels to the pot and bring the pot to the table.


but how did the contestants do with cooking it?

mark-presentated well mussels juicy not over cooked but used plain bread not good but well made

neil-grilled bread and garlic good mussels right seasoning and curry powder light no mistakes

daniel-lovely fried bread tasty mussels and sherlots perfect nice texture too salty

who got through?

daniel whereas the other two were guttered