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Topped with a spicy sabayon gratin, ’s are inspired from his Taste le Tour trip through The Netherlands. This appetiser is best served as soon as the sabayon has browned, so remember to keep your foot on the pedal.
Source: Benito Martin
2. Learn from the Spaniards
Here, takes a pared-back approach to cooking , overlooking peas, prawns and various other proteins, in favour of our hero, the mussel. Built upon a base of paprika, saffron, capsicum and thyme, the crowd-pleaser sings of Spanish simplicity. Sure, you could add chicken or rabbit thigh, but why mess with a good thing?
For many of us, iceberg lettuce belongs in a salad bowl, not a stir-fry. Hold onto your hats folks, because is about to smash those preconceptions. Presenting . It’s light, fresh and aromatic with a subtle sea salt flavour.
Because of their size and shell-ish character, mussels are often ignored in main menus, reserved for dainty dishes. This from is a more-ish way to get more from your mussels. First, prepare cracked rice with pimento, pine nuts, tomatoes and raisins. Next, stuff your mollusc friends!
Aromatic rice-stuffed mussels (midye dolma) Source: Alan Benson
Not only are mussels delicious, but they’re also one of the most sustainably farmed seafood varieties in Australia. To appreciate the awesomeness of this undervalued ingredient, take 's lead: simply barbecue and serve with .
Source: Alan Benson
Probably the simplest pasta you’re ever going to make, doesn’t need a machine or any special ingredients – just a bit of flour, semolina and water. On his trip, paired the chewy pasta with white wine, saffron, parsley and mussels. All we can say is it was ridiculously good.
For flavour and fragrance, you cannot go past . This Belgian recipe carries the torch for a boozy afternoon - mussels, mayonnaise, chips and beer - it doesn't get much better than that. And it's ready to go into one giant pot. #musselgains
Moules frites Source: Food Safari Water
