With a wide, shallow base and gently sloped sides, it promotes easy stirring and the enameled interior makes for quick cleanup..
Cover pot and cook until mussels just begin to open, about 5 minutes.Taste cooking liquid and add salt as needed.
Top mussels with parsley and serve with lemon wedges alongside French fries and Dijon mayonnaise dipping sauce.. About this recipe.Moules Frites, a Flemish dish consisting of steamed mussels served with French fries and Dijon mayonnaise, is so popular that it is considered to be the national dish of Belgium.This dish is also beloved in neighboring France, where it gets its etymology.
The mussels come from Belgium's North Sea; they are often eaten in the winter months when fresh fish is scarce.While you can eat this dish in restaurants throughout the region, preparing moules frites at home is easy to do and can be achieved in under an hour..
When buying mussels, look for ones that are clean, with an outer sheen.
They should smell fresh and like the sea.One 1/4-ounce packet active dry yeast.
4 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting.2 1/2 teaspoons table salt.
1 stick unsalted butter, cut into tablespoons, plus 6 tablespoons melted butter.Canola oil, for greasing.