Innkeeper's Mussel Chowder

Name: Innkeeper's Mussel Chowder
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps butter or margarine; 794 grams can tomato sauce; 85 grams stalk celery; 2 teaspoons curry powder; 2 teaspoons dried basil; 237 milliliters dry white wine or water; 227 grams onion; 454 grams thin-skinned potatoes; 8 servings Salt and pepper; 2 kilograms mussels in shells; 473 milliliters whipping cream

Innkeeper's Mussel Chowder might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 34% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 41g of protein, 30g of fat, and From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. If you have basil, onion, celery, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the dry white wine you could follow this main course with the White Wine Frozen Yogurt as a dessert.

Instructions

Scrub mussels in cool water and pull off beards; discard any whose shells don't close when tapped. In an 8- to 10-quart pan, combine mussels and wine; bring to a boil over high heat. Cover and simmer over medium heat until mussels open, 5 to 8 minutes.

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Wine

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Pour into a colander set in a large bowl to collect juices.

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Let mussels stand until cool enough to touch.

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Mussels

Meanwhile, peel potatoes and cut into 1/2-inch cubes. Peel and chop onion. Rinse celery and cut into 1/2-inch pieces.

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In the pan used for mussels, melt butter over medium heat.

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Add onion and celery; stir often until onion is limp, 6 to 8 minutes.

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Celery

Onion

Add curry powder and basil; stir until spices become more fragrant, about 30 seconds.

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Basil

Pour mussel juices from bowl into pan.

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Mussels

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Add tomato sauce, cream, and potatoes. Turn heat to high; when mixture is boiling, cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until flavors are well blended, about 30 minutes.

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Tomato Sauce