Mussels in white wine sauce à la créme by Sergio Herman

Today we are making the world-famous Zeeland mussel. A recipe by Sergio Herman, 3 star chef and good friend. He has created a beautiful book, really a "tribute" to the mussel and thus also to his father and mother who had a delicious mussel restaurant. We make a recipe that Sergio again has from his father. Mussels in white wine sauce à la créme. Watch on Instagram via @moonsisters the video. 

What do you need? 

For the clams: 

• 1 kg of Zeeland mussels
• ½ bunch of green celery, sliced
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 clove of garlic, peeled and grated
• 4 sprigs of flat parsley 
• 200 ml white wine
• 100 g salted butter
• Pepper 

For the sauce: 

• 200 ml of whipped cream
• 25 grams of salted butter 
• 100 ml white wine 
• Cornstarch 
• 1 onion, finely chopped 
• 1 tablespoon of leaf parsley, chopped
• 1/2 bunch of celery 
• 1 clove of garlic 
• a few sprigs of chives or dill coarsely chopped
• 1/2 lemon (juice) 
• 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise 
• Pepper 

In a smaller skillet, fry the onion, parsley, 1 clove of garlic, celery and 25 grams of salted butter. Then deglaze with 100 ml of white wine and cook over low heat for 20 minutes. 

Next, grab a large frying pan and fry the other onion in it, along with the celery, parsley and other garlic clove, and top with the washed mussels. To this, add 200 ml of white wine and a pinch of pepper. Let the pan cook with the lid on low heat for 20 minutes. 

Next, grab the smaller pan for the sauce with the sautéed vegetables in it again. To the vegetables, add the whipping cream and mayonnaise and stir well. Pour the sauce through a sieve into a saucepan. Add pepper and the juice of half a lemon to the sauce and finally the cornstarch. Stir well with a whisk so that all the lumps are out. 

Then return to the large pan of mussels and to this add the rest of the salted butter and let it melt. Spoon the mussels onto a plate or into a bowl with a sieve ladle and pour the sauce over this. Add parsley to as a garnish and enjoy dinner!