Steamed mussels with fries (moules frites)

                                                                               Receta en Español

Steamed mussels are considered the 'National dish' of Belgium, they are always accompanied by the famous Belgian Fries.

Ingredients (2 people):

•   1 Kg mussels.
•   2 onions.
•   2 celery branches.
•   4 blades of thyme.
•   2 bay leaves.
•   2 or 3 White wine glasses.
•   60 grams of butter.
•   Salt.
•   Pepper.

Method:

1-   Clean mussels.
2-   Cut onions into thin slices.

3-   Cut celery into pieces (including Green part).

4-   Melt butter in a saucepan.

5-   Add onions and celery until they become transparent.

6-   Add mussels and stirr well, mussels will start to reléase their juice.

7-   After 3 minutes , add wine , bay leaves, thyme, salt and pepper.
Mix well.

8-   Once mussels are open, they are ready to be consumed.
Serve them accompanied by fries and buttered bread to dipp into the sauce.

My Comments to the Recipe

When I was in Belgium a could try mussels and fries, it just was the same recipe I have presented, celery has a peculiar taste, you shouldn't get rid of it, it provides the real taste of belgian mussels.

Mussels are soft and delicious.

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