Moules frites
Ingredients
- 1kg fresh mussels, (see try below)
- 3 large spring onions
- 1 large shallot, peeled and halved
- -1 carrot, peeled and halved lengthways
- -2 fat garlic cloves, peeled
- -1 fresh red chilli
- -1 bunch thyme
- -handful flat-leaf parsley
- -100ml olive oil
- -about 150ml dry white wine (ideally Muscadet)
- -1 tsp Pernod
- -2 tbsp crème fraîche
For the chips
- -2 large potatoes, about 300g each, peeled (preferably Maris Piper, King Edward or Weltje)
- -about 3 tbsp plain flour
- -½ tsp cayenne pepper
- -oil, for deep frying, (ideally light olive oil). Read More..