Recipe: Conghiglionis in mussel pouch
Ingredients for 4 servings
- 12 Conghiglioni
- 14 oz (400 g) of bouchot mussels
- 0.4 cup (10 cl) of Charentais white wine
- 1 shallot, minced
- 0.4 cup (10 cl) of cream (30%)
- 2.1 qt (2 liters) seawater or water with seaweed crystals soaked in a tea ball
- 1 tablespoon of Turmeric
- fine salt
- strands of preserved peppers
- if you have a few nasturtium leaves
Step-by-step directions
1 In a large pot pour your seawater then bring to a boil, add your pasta for 15 minutes of gentle cooking then turn off the heat and cover.
2 Meanwhile in a cocotte, add white wine, shallots, cream and turmeric, a pinch of fine salt then bring to a boil, add your mussels, cover and turn off heat when they open.
3 Drain your mussels over a bowl then pour this juice back and reduce by half.
4 Meanwhile drain your pasta and carefully add it to this reducing juice.
5 Then remove the mussels from their shells and add them to the pasta, taste and adjust seasoning.
6 Plate your conghiglioni on beautiful hot plates, fill them with your mussels and sprinkle a few strips of preserved peppers and a few nasturtium leaves (if you have them).
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