Recipe: Cream of Bouchot mussels with parsley and hollyhocks

Name: Cream of Bouchot mussels with parsley and hollyhocks
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 kg (2.2 lb) of well-cleaned Bouchot mussels; 12 cl (0.5 cup) of good quality dry white wine; 2 shallots, finely sliced (gray if possible); 1 small bunch of flat parsley (from the garden); 10 hollyhock petals* just rinsed with water and finely chopped; 30 cl (1.25 cups) of liquid cream (30%); fine salt and freshly ground pepper; 1 tablespoon of cornstarch mixed in a little cold milk

By chef patrick Asfaux 4.1/5 (12 reviews) · 🍳 24 made it

Prep 45 min

Cook 20 min

Total 1h05

Servings 4 serv.

Ingredients for 4 servings

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1 kg (2.2 lb) of well-cleaned Bouchot mussels
12 cl (0.5 cup) of good quality dry white wine
2 shallots, finely sliced (gray if possible)
1 small bunch of flat parsley (from the garden)
10 hollyhock petals* just rinsed with water and finely chopped
30 cl (1.25 cups) of liquid cream (30%)
fine salt and freshly ground pepper
1 tablespoon of cornstarch mixed in a little cold milk

Step-by-step directions

1 Take a large pot, add your mussels, shallots, white wine and give a good grind of pepper, cover and let cook until all the mussels are open.

2 Then drain them, reserving the juice and put it back in your pot with your cream, let reduce by half.

3 Shell your mussels, keeping a few shells (for decoration)

4 Pour your cornstarch into your juice then add the bunch of parsley, bring to a boil then blend everything.

5 Then add your sliced hollyhock petals.

6 Arrange your mussels in 4 hot deep plates and pour your hot cream over them.
* In hollyhocks everything is good from the root to the stem and the magnificent petals which bring on their own a slightly tart flavor that I really like.