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Moules Marinière recipe

Moules Marinière recipeYesterday's “Flog Off” isle hunting took me to the Fish section. 1.5kg of fresh Mussels for £1.95 sound good to me.
 
Just the customary word of warning. Fresh mussels need to still be alive at the start of the cooking process. If you tap the shells and they don't close discard them. Neurotoxic shellfish poisoning is very rare these days, let's keep it that way folk!
 
Ingredients:-
 
Mussels fresh and alive
2 cloves of Garlic grated
2 small Onions finely sliced
Butter or Margarine
Bouquet Garni if you have such a thing. (Parsley, Thyme and a Bay leaf will do the job)
100ml White Wine or Cider
120ml Double Cream
Handful of Parsley leaves
2 Tsp of Capers
 
Method:-
 
(1) Check through your mussels and with a quick tug remove the Beard. This is the stringy attachment.
(2) In a large pan soften the Onion and Garlic in the Butter / Margarine with the Bouquet Garni or loose herbs.
(3) Add the Mussels than add the Wine / Cider and turn the heat up.
(4) Cover and steam until all the Mussels are open. Don't over cook them or they dehydrate and become very tough.
(5) Shake the pan to incorporate the juices.
(6) Remove the Bouquet Garni or Bay Leave if you used loose herbs.
(7) Add the Capers, Cream and Parsley.
(8) Remove from the heat. 
 
Serve over Pasta with Garlic Bread maybe?

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Chicken Pakora recipe, eat well on universal credit

As we’re on the Indian theme at the moment….

Ingredients:-

2 Chicken Breasts, cubed
1 Onion, diced
2 Cloves of Garlic, minced to a paste
a Thumb of Ginger, grated to a paste
½ Tsp of Chilli Powder
½ Tsp of Garam Masala
¼ Tsp of Turmeric
8 Curry Leaves
6 Tbsp of Gram Flour
3 Tbsp of Rice Flour
2 Tbsp of Water
1 Egg White
Salt to taste

Method:-

(1) Add the Gram Flour, Rice Flour, Salt, Chilli Powder and Garam Masala to a bowl and mix well.
(2) Add the Garlic, Ginger and Curry Leaves.
(3) Add the Chicken and Egg White.
(4) Add enough Water the make a really stiff patter.
(5) Fry in batches at 160c until the batter is a light brown colour.
(6) Drain over kitchen paper and serve in a boat made from a lettuce leaf. (Very 1970’s, but still looks good!)

If you fry these in batches at about 160c it prevents the Egg in the batter burning and you end up with a light brown batter and succulent Chicken. Just make sure the Chicken is cooked through. We use a kitchen probe, but cutting one of the larger ones in half and checking that there is no pink in the middle will work. If you are using a probe you’re looking for 75c.
 

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