Best Mussel Fritters Recipes

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MUSSEL FRITTERS



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I found this recipe on the Geocities Website. Whipped it up for lunch today and these fritters are devine. Light and tasty and they go down a treat. The recipe notes that Basil is the secret ingredient in this recipe.

Provided by Kiwi Kathy

Categories     Mussels

Time 15m

Yield 6 fritters, 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

14 mussels
2 eggs
2 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
2 tablespoons basil, fresh, chopped
1/2 teaspoon salt
black pepper, freshly ground
butter, for frying (clarified is best)

Steps:

  • Lightly steam mussels until they just open.
  • Remove beards, take from shell and chop roughly. (Not too fine).
  • In a bowl, beat the eggs, Sift in the flour and baking powder and beat with a fork to combine.
  • Stir in the mussels, salt, pepper, basil and parsley.
  • Melt butter over a medium heat. Drop mixture into butter and fry pancake style until golden brown, then flip and cook until golden on other side.
  • Enjoy!

MAGICAL MUSSEL FRITTERS



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These are delicious, the batter is nice and crisp. I left out the fennel (don't like it). Prep and cooking times and servings are estimated

Provided by Doreen Randal

Categories     Mussels

Time 50m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup cornmeal
2 eggs
1 1/4 cups milk
300 g steamed mussels, finely chopped
1 teaspoon chili paste
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon fennel seed (optional)
1/4 cup chopped fresh coriander or 1/4 cup chopped parsley
1/4 cup chopped red capsicum
1/4 cup frozen corn kernels, thawed
1 spring onion, diced
salt and pepper, to taste
oil (for frying)

Steps:

  • Beat all the batter ingredients together well.
  • Add the mussel mix and stir well.
  • Heat a little oil in a heavy frying pan and saute heaped tablespoonfuls of the fritter mix, until golden on both sides.
  • Serve with lemon wedges.
  • Cheers, Doreen Doreen Randal, Wanganui.
  • New Zealand.

MUSSEL FRITTERS



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Number Of Ingredients 12

Olive oil
1 onion, diced
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 chilli, finely chopped (optional)
1.5-2kg live mussels
2 eggs
¾ cup self raising flour
½ cup milk
A handful of parsley, chopped roughly
Salt and pepper
Olive oil to fry
Tomato sauce, mesculin and fresh white bread or lemon wedges to serve

Steps:

  • 1. On a low to moderate heat, sautè the onion, garlic and chilli in a little olive oil until soft. 2. Cook the mussels in batches. In a large saucepan bring 1 cup of water to the boil. Add half the mussels and put the lid on. After one minute, take the lid off; if the mussels are just starting to open then they are ready. Take them out of the pot and immediately into a strainer/colander. 3. Bring the water back to the boil and add the second batch of mussels. Cook this batch for a little longer, allowing the shells to open. Take this batch out of the pot and straight into the strainer (after removing the previous batch- you want to keep the batches separate). 4. Remove the mussel meat from the shells. Chop the raw mussels from the first batch thoroughly (i.e. to resemble a rough mince) and the cooked mussels roughly (i.e. each mussel quartered). 5. Sieve the flour in a large bowl. Whisk the eggs with the milk and then combine with the flour to form a thick batter. 6. To the batter, stir in the onions, garlic and chilli, mussel meat, chopped parsley and finally season with salt and pepper. 7. Cook spoonfuls of the mixture in a frying pan with a little olive oil. 8. Sandwich a large fritter, tomato sauce and mesculin between two slices of white bread or serve small fritters with lemon wedges.

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