Mussels in White Wine | French Bistro Recipe

white wine

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: cooking wine

Vegetable broth maintains flavor with fewer calories.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and adds richness.

cream

🥗Healthier: coconut milk

💰Cheaper: milk

Coconut milk provides creaminess without dairy.

shallots

🥗Healthier: onions

💰Cheaper: green onions

Onions are more accessible and still flavorful.

Clean mussels under running water, scrubbing shells and removing beards.

Chop red onion and garlic, and add them to a frying pan with olive oil over maximum heat.

Sauté until the onion is translucent.

Add 1.5 to 2 glasses of white wine and cover with a lid; lower the heat and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes.

Add 2 tablespoons of creme fraiche and a little glass of cognac, then kill the heat.

Melt butter in a medium heat casserole, add mussels, cover with a lid, and shake them up after 5 minutes.

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