Fried Beer-Battered Mussels with Two Sauces

Name: Fried Beer-Battered Mussels with Two Sauces
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons curry powder; 237 milliliters ounces beer (not dark); 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps finely chopped fresh cilantro; 8 servings Accompaniment: lemon wedges; 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice; 237 milliliters mayonnaise; 907 grams mussels (preferably cultivated), cleaned and steamed, then shucked; 3 Tbsps coarse-grained mustard; 1 liters vegetable oil for frying

Fried Beer-Battered Mussels with Two Sauces is a dairy free and pescatarian recipe with 8 servings. One serving contains 465 calories, 9g of protein, and 40g of fat. This recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have mustard, lime juice, flour, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It works best as a hor d'oeuvre, and is done in around 1 hour.

Instructions

Put 1/2 cup mayonnaise into each of 2 small serving bowls and whisk mustard into 1 bowl.

Ingredients you will need

Mayonnaise

Mustard

Equipment you will use

Bowl

Whisk

Whisk cilantro, lime juice, and curry powder into other bowl. Season dipping sauces with salt and pepper and keep chilled, covered.

Ingredients you will need

Salt And Pepper

Curry Powder

Lime Juice

Cilantro

Equipment you will use

Whisk

Bowl

Whisk beer into flour in a bowl until combined well.

Ingredients you will need

All Purpose Flour

Beer

Equipment you will use

Whisk

Bowl

Heat oil in a 4-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat until thermometer registers 375°F.

Ingredients you will need

Cooking Oil

Equipment you will use

Kitchen Thermometer

Sauce Pan

While oil is heating, pat mussels dry between layers of paper towels, pressing lightly.

Ingredients you will need

Mussels

Cooking Oil

Equipment you will use

Paper Towels

Dredge 10 mussels in batter, letting excess drip off, and fry in oil, stirring, until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes.

Ingredients you will need

Mussels

Cooking Oil

Transfer mussels as fried with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain, then season with salt. Fry remaining mussels in batches in same manner, returning oil to 375°F between batches.

Ingredients you will need

Mussels

Salt

Cooking Oil

Equipment you will use

Slotted Spoon

Paper Towels

Serve mussels immediately, with dipping sauces.

Ingredients you will need

Mussels

Equipment

Ingredients

Servings:

1teaspoons

curry powder 237milliliters

ounces beer (not dark)237milliliters

all-purpose flour 2Tbsps

finely chopped fresh cilantro 8servings

Accompaniment: lemon wedges 2teaspoons

fresh lime juice 237milliliters

mayonnaise 907grams

mussels (preferably cultivated), cleaned and steamed, then shucked 3Tbsps

coarse-grained mustard 1liters

vegetable oil for frying

Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Muscadet, Riesling

Chardonnay, Muscadet, and Riesling are my top picks for Shellfish. Buttery chardonnay is great for scallops, shrimp, crab, and lobster, while muscadet is a classic pick for mussels, oysters, and clams. If you've got some spice in your shellfish, a semi-dry riesling can balance out the heat. The La Crema Russian River Chardonnay with a 4.1 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 28 dollars per bottle.