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• Cuisine

  European >> French >> French

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 35 minutes, Preparation Time - 35 minutes

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| 1. Place saffron threads in a small bowl, and cover with 1 tablespoon boiling water. Set aside. | 2. Scrub mussels clean in several changes of fresh water and pull off beards. Discard any mussels that are cracked or do not close tightly when tapped. Put mussels into a saucepan with wine and water. Cover and cook over high heat, shaking pan frequently, 6-7 minutes or until shells open. Remove mussels, discarding any which remain closed. Strain liquid through a fine sieve and reserve. | 3. Heat butter and oil in a saucepan. Add onion, garlic, leek and fenugreek and cook gently 5 minutes. Stir in flour and cook 1 minute. Add saffron mixture, 2-1/2 cups of reserved cooking liquid and chicken broth. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer gently for 15 minutes. | 4. Meanwhile, keep 8 mussels in shells and remove remaining mussels from shells. Add all mussels to soup and stir in chopped parsley, salt, pepper and cream. Heat through 2-3 minutes. Garnish with parsley sprigs, if desired, and serve hot. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
mussel	2	pounds	debearded	780.1938	33.4758	107.95700000000001	20.3213
white wine	1 1/4	cups		-	-	-	-
water	1 1/2	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
margarine	3	tablespoons		304.137	0.3807	0.3807	34.0515
olive oil	1	tablespoon		119.34	0.0	0.0	13.5
onion	1		chopped	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
garlic	1	clove	crushed	4.47	0.9918	0.1908	0.015
leek	1		chopped	54.29	12.5935	1.335	0.267
fenugreek seed	1/2	teaspoon	crushed	5.9755	1.0795	0.4255	0.1186
purpose flour	1 1/2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
saffron thread	6			-	-	-	-
chicken broth	1 1/4	cups		97.65	2.3625	13.923	3.2760000000000002
parsley	1	tablespoon	chopped	1.368	0.2405	0.1129	0.03
salt pepper	to taste			-	-	-	-
whipping cream	2	tablespoons		87.6	0.888	0.6509999999999999	9.273

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.