How to Air Fry Mussels - Moules Marinière Recipe

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How to Air Fry Mussels - Moules Marinière Recipe

My simple recipe for How to Air Fry Mussels goes one step further than simply steaming them and instead includes everything you need to make Moules Marinière - the traditional French dish with shallots, garlic and cream. Just add crispy fries, a simple green salad and a fresh buttered baguette for a classic Moules-Frites dinner.

5 from 2 votes

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 13

Total Time: 23

Servings

Author Chloe

Equipment

Palette Knife

Ingredients

1 kg Raw Mussels
75 g Shallot
3 cloves Garlic
5 tbsp White Wine
1 tbsp Fresh Thyme Leaves
15 g Butter
4 tbsp Double Cream
1 tbsp Fresh Parsley - finely chopped

Instructions

Prepare the Mussels

Prepare 1kg Raw Mussels by placing them in a large bowl and covering with cold water. Swish the mussels around to rinse them a little.
Take each mussel and check that it isn't damaged or open. If its open give it a tap. If it closes then it's good. If not discard it along with any with damaged shells.
If the mussel has any large barnacles, knock them off with the back of a blunt knife. Be careful not to smash the mussel shell.
Smaller growths on the shell aren't an issue. And if a barnacle is too stubborn to come off, just leave it.
The last check is to see if there is a beard - this is a little clump of fibres sticking out the side of the shell. Grab it and yank outwards and upwards towards the pointy end of the shell. Use tweezers if needed.
Give the mussels a final rinse them set them aside ready to cook.

Make the Moules Mariniere

If your air fryer has a removeable tray, take this out now.
If your air fryer requires pre-heating, Start this setting now.
Prepare 75g Shallot by cutting off the ends, cutting them in half and removing the peel. Cut into thin slices and set aside.
Peel and finely slice 3 cloves Garlic.
Tip the cleaned mussels into the air fryer basket and pour over around 5 tbsp White Wine.
Scatter the sliced shallots and garlic over the mussels. Follow this with around 1 tbsp Fresh Thyme Leaves and about 15g Butter broken into pieces and dotted around.
Air fry at 200c for 8 minutes. Use a large non-metal spoon to gently mix up the mussels and spoon some of the liquid over the top of them.
Air fry again at 200c for 5 minutes or until the vast majority of mussels have opened.
Drizzle over around 4 tbsp Double Cream.
Sprinkle with 1 tbsp Fresh Parsley.
Serve hot and don't forget to tip out and distribute all the liquid from underneath.
Note - Make sure to discard any unopened mussels. You can put them back in the air fryer for another few minutes to see if they just need more time time to open.

Notes

The air fryer version of this recipe is tested in a 4.7 litre capacity Cosori 4.7L (CAF-L501). This was needed to fit in 1kg Mussels no more than 2 deep but but if I was only cooking a smaller amount, my smaller Cosori Lite 3.8L (‎CAF-LI401S) which has a square(ish) shaped basket of 21cm x 21cm and 24cm on the diagonal would have been big enough. Remember that you can always cook in batches in a smaller air fryer.
As all air fryer models are a little different, you may find that you can fit more or less in at a time.
Not all models advise preheating is required. Please follow the recommended instructions for your model. Mine has a specific preheat setting which is 4 minutes at 205c.
Required cooking times and temperatures can also vary between models and brands. If you know that your air fryer runs a little hotter than most recipes suggest, use a lower temperature. And vice versa. Equally if you find that food cooks more quickly in your machine than instructions usually state, reduce the cooking time (or check it earlier) and vice versa.

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