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.
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