From Kitchen to Table: Recipe California Farm Mussels in Garlic Cream with French Fries with a Soft Texture

Ingredients for California Farm Mussels in Garlic Cream with French Fries

1. For the mussels:
2. 4 pounds mussels in the shell, makes 1 pound meat, plus 1 pound cooked and peeled frozen mussel meat
3. 4 Tsp granulated garlic
4. 2 cups white wine
5. 2 cups heavy cream
6. 2 green mexican onions, diced
7. 2 celery stalks, chopped
8. 2 carrots, sliced
9. 16 asparagus spears
10. 16 button mushrooms
11. 1 bunch fresh curly parsley, chopped
12. 3 Tbs olive oil
13. 2 Tbs unsalted butter
14. 1 Tsp flaked seasalt
15. For the french fries:
16. 4 large russet potatoes, cut in 1/4” or 1/2” thick french fries
17. Sprinkle of flaked seasalt
18. Spray of olive oil
19. Equipment: barbecue grill, large size oven tray, french fry cutter or kitchen knife, air fryer rotisserie, olive oil sprayer
20. Cost: mussels $4, potatoes $2, vegetables, cream, wine, other $2. Gourmet dinner $4 per person

Cooking Instructions for making California Farm Mussels in Garlic Cream with French Fries

1

On a large oven tray, grill onions, celery, asparagus, parsley, mushrooms and carrots on barbecue grill. Douse with white wine, bring to boil. Add mussels, bring to boil again, taste, add salt. Fifteen minutes.

2

Drain mussel juice in sauce pan, add heavy cream, garlic and butter, add parsley. Cook mussel meat in cream sauce. Serve mussels with vegetables on dinner plates with sauce poured over. Garnish with parsley, serve, ten minutes

3

Scrub and dry Russet potatoes, cut in 1/4” or 1/2” french fries, soak in salted water to remove starch, drain in collander, run 40 minutes in air fryer rotisserie till crisp, spray wil olive oil, crisp a few more minutes.

4

Serve fries with mussels and grilled vegetables. Dip french fries in mussel cream sauce or mayonaise. Enjoy.