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Mussels in Shallot Cream Sauce

By Kate Morgan Jackson

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This recipe for mussels with shallot cream sauce and pasta will have you coming back for seconds.  A dreamy creamy sauce poured over angel hair pasta and tender mussels is a seafood sensation!

mussels in shallot cream sauce

 

Mussels are up there among my very favorite kinds of shellfish, and this recipe for mussels with shallot cream sauce is one of the reasons why.  They are delicious, they are inexpensive, they are reliably easy to cook, and they are all kinds of dramatic with their pretty blue shells.  Combine all THAT with some delicate angel hair pasta and a creamy, dreamy shallot wine sauce and I am head over heels in seafood love.

This also gives me the chance to tell you about one of the Southern husband’s preferred way to eat certain dishes like this one, but in the meantime, let’s make it! First you need to get yourself a bag or two of mussels.  You want to figure on about a half pound of mussels per person, which is going to work out to a lot less than it seems, because a lot of that is those pretty pretty shells.   You’ll also need some white wine (any kind is fine), some butter and flour and a little cream (not that much, don’t worry) and eggs for the sauce, and one of these babies.

That is a shallot, and it is a close but fancy cousin to an onion.  I love shallots.  They make everything, well, fancier.

One of the things I love about this recipe is that nothing goes to waste.  You are going to cook up the super simple base for the cream sauce at the same time that you are simmering up your mussels in a mixture of white wine and shallots  and clam juice (and as always, rinse those mussels well and toss any that have cracked or open shells).

Once the mussels are wide open and cooked, you are going to scoop them out and pour all that cooking liquid deliciousness into the sauce.  Which you are going to finish with some cream and egg yolks until it is silky deliciousness, laced with little pieces of shallot.

YUM.

Now you are going assemble this extravaganza of scrumptiousness by putting the mussels on a bed of angel hair pasta (the super skinny pasta) and then pouring the shallot sauce over everything.  Now, if you are having more than a couple of people at your table, you will want to divide this among individual soup bowls.

However, if it is just you and another special someone, you can do what the Southern husband loves more than anything when it comes to eating dinner, and that is to serve it up in one big dish with two forks.  I have had this pasta bowl forever and a day, and I love it so much.

Isn’t it so cheery and self-explanatory?  You can’t tell from the picture, but it also is a nice deep bowl, just right for holding the pasta and the sauce and the mussels.  We both tuck a napkin under our chins, dunk our forks in and start twirling.

No matter how you serve it, remember to put out a bowl for the mussel shells, and make sure you get at least one bite that has pasta AND sauce AND mussel in it.  And we all lived happily ever after!

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Mussels in Shallot Cream Sauce


  • Author: Kate Morgan Jackson
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x
  • Category: Dinner
  • Method: Stovetop
  • Cuisine: American
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This recipe for mussels with shallot cream sauce and pasta will have you coming back for seconds!


Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 2 cups white wine
  • 1 cup bottled clam juce
  • 2 pounds mussels, rinsed (discard any with broken or open shells)
  • 1 shallot, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons chopped parsley, plus extra for garnish
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 8 ounces angel hair pasta, cooked and drained

Instructions

  1. Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat and whisk in flour until well combined. Stir in one cup of the wine and all the clam juice and simmer for 15 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, put the mussels, shallot, parsley and the rest of the wine into a large deep skillet. Cover the skillet and simmer over medium heat until all the mussels have opened (discard any that don’t), about 5 minutes or so.
  3. Scoop out the mussels and set aside. Pour the broth from the skillet into the butter and flour sauce and simmer for another 10 minutes.
  4. Move the sauce to a cool burner. Mix the egg yolks and cream together, and then pour that mixture into the sauce as slowly as you can, whisking the whole time.
  5. Put the pasta in a big serving bowl, or divide among 4 soup bowls. Put the mussels on top of the pasta, and then pour the sauce over the mussels. Garnish with parsley and a grinding of fresh pepper and serve!
5172.4 g348.5 mg16 g8.3 g0.2 g52.2 g2.1 g18.8 g145.3 mg

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Kate Morgan Jackson

Hi there!  I’m Kate, and I’m a recipe writer, food photographer and devoted bacon lover.  I started Framed Cooks in 2009, and my mission is to create and share family-friendly recipes that make cooking both easy and fun…yes, I said FUN!  My kitchen is my happy place, and I want yours to be that place too.  And if you make this recipe, I would love you to tag @FramedCooks on Instagram so I can see the deliciousness!

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Published on March 26, 2017

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  1. Kathryn @ Family Food on the Table says

    March 26, 2017 at 12:38 pm

    I adore shallots too!! And I am loving everything about this gorgeous mussels and pasta dish! So easy but so super fancy ;)

    Reply
    • Kate says

      March 27, 2017 at 5:52 am

      Mussels make everything fancier. :)

      Reply
  2. Kathy @ Beyond the Chicken Coop says

    March 26, 2017 at 3:30 pm

    My husband always orders mussels when we find a restaurant with them on the menu. He would absolutely love it if I made this dish for him!

    Reply
    • Kate says

      March 27, 2017 at 5:52 am

      Oh, you have to – he will love it! :)

      Reply
  3. Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says

    March 27, 2017 at 7:54 am

    Oh I love the sound of mussels! I’ve never made my own before, but it’s one of those dishes that I often order at seafood places. Love that cream sauce!

    Reply
    • Kate says

      April 10, 2017 at 12:48 pm

      Mussels are so easy to make – I can only imagine what deliciousness you will come up with in your kitchen, mussel-wise!

      Reply
  4. Karen (Back Road Journal) says

    March 27, 2017 at 10:37 am

    This is a dish my husband would absolutely love…mussels are a favorite of his.

    Reply
    • Kate says

      April 10, 2017 at 12:49 pm

      Oh, you have to make it for him soon! :)

      Reply
  5. Mary Ann | The Beach House Kitchen says

    March 27, 2017 at 11:54 am

    Love that shallot cream sauce. We usually have an Italian sauce with our mussels. Can’t wait to change it up! Thanks for sharing Kate and have a great week!

    Reply
    • Kate says

      April 10, 2017 at 12:49 pm

      And I’m going to have to look for your Italian sauce version!

      Reply
  6. Gaila says

    March 27, 2017 at 1:55 pm

    Kate!! I love, love, love mussels! and your cream sauce sounds great!!

    Reply
    • Kate says

      April 10, 2017 at 12:51 pm

      Then you will love this version – it’s out fave!

      Reply
  7. Alida | Simply Delicious says

    April 3, 2017 at 2:44 am

    I absolutely love mussels and your recipe looks simply perfect. Yum!!

    Reply
    • Kate says

      April 10, 2017 at 12:52 pm

      Oh, then you have to try this! It’s mussel heaven!

      Reply
  8. Margie Palatini says

    December 4, 2018 at 7:55 pm

    Delicious!

    Reply
    • Kate says

      December 5, 2018 at 9:06 am

      Margie!!! Thank you so much and xoxo!

      Reply
      • Margie Palatini says

        December 5, 2018 at 9:21 am

        Made it last night.
        My ‘Italian Husband’: “Yummy. Keeper.”

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        • Kate says

          December 6, 2018 at 8:09 am

          The husband seal of approval – it’s the best! :) :)

          Reply

Hi, I’m Kate! I’m a recipe writer, food photographer and devoted bacon lover. I’m so glad you’re here!

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