Mussels in a Cob with a Herb Crust

This Mussels in a Cob with a Herb Crust recipe is a brilliant way to serve up this favourite ingredient. The tasty topping melts when placed under the grill! Yum!

Ingredients

Mussels
  • 50g butter
  • 1 onion  peeled and diced
  • 2 cloves garlic peeled and chopped
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 100ml double cream
  • 100ml white wine
  • 2 kilo mussels, cleaned
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 tbs chopped parsley
  • Knob of butter
To serve:
  • 1 large cob loaf hollowed out
For the crust:
  • Breadcrumbs from the cob
  • 1 large bunch of parsley
  • 50g grated comte
  • 50g grated parmesan

Method

Heat the grill to high heat.

In a large pan with a lid, pop the butter in. When foaming, add the onion, bay garlic and cream and cook for a minute. Then add the wine and bring to the boil, add the mussels, pop the lid on and cook for 2 to 3 minutes until all the mussels are open. Stir then season.

Drain the liquor into a clean pan, reduce by half. Pick most of the meat from the mussels and pop back into the sauce with 2 tbs chopped parsley, stir.

To make the crumb, blitz the crumbs, parsley, comte and parmesan .

To serve, spoon the mussels and sauce into the loaf. Top with crust and grill for a minute or 2.

Ingredients

Mussels
  • 50g butter
  • 1 onion  peeled and diced
  • 2 cloves garlic peeled and chopped
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 100ml double cream
  • 100ml white wine
  • 2 kilo mussels, cleaned
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 tbs chopped parsley
  • Knob of butter
To serve:
  • 1 large cob loaf hollowed out
For the crust:
  • Breadcrumbs from the cob
  • 1 large bunch of parsley
  • 50g grated comte
  • 50g grated parmesan

Method

Heat the grill to high heat.

In a large pan with a lid, pop the butter in. When foaming, add the onion, bay garlic and cream and cook for a minute. Then add the wine and bring to the boil, add the mussels, pop the lid on and cook for 2 to 3 minutes until all the mussels are open. Stir then season.

Drain the liquor into a clean pan, reduce by half. Pick most of the meat from the mussels and pop back into the sauce with 2 tbs chopped parsley, stir.

To make the crumb, blitz the crumbs, parsley, comte and parmesan .

To serve, spoon the mussels and sauce into the loaf. Top with crust and grill for a minute or 2.