Mussels question?

[Bobcat]

Hiya all, I'v been collection mussels but I cant remember the preperation bit.

Do I soke them overnight in fresh water with oats then without oats?

Bingo they are ready ??

Have I got it right ?

Bobcat

[bertybass33]

sorry m8 im not sue how you do them but im sure some one on the site can help

why not pm one of the moderators and ask?

[Bobcat]

Thanks for your reply berty

I just found this in an old cook book : Clean the shells, add fresh cold salted water and leave overnight. Add clean unsalted water.

Then boom cook and add chilli sauce

[Norrie]

Preparation, what preparation, I just get them in Boiling water, cook and eat !!!!! or steam them in a little bit of white wine !!!!

Actually just picked some superb ones up at LA yesterday, along with Davy Holt...mainly for bait....but, some might get eaten !!!! ..he got some Cockles too !!!!

[geffaz]

is the soaking over night down to the fact you need to purge them
of sand and c**p?

[dower]

and after you have cooked them, still look for the beard that is inside the mussel, it can harbour the crabs/mites that cause stomach upsets.

It`s in about 80%of mussel

[archiewil]

Hiya all, I'v been collection mussels but I cant remember the preperation bit.

Do I soke them overnight in fresh water with oats then without oats?

Bingo they are ready ??

Have I got it right ?

Bobcat

you need to purge em which i do by scrubbing em first then put in a bowl/saucepan in the sink and run cold water slowly over them for 10-15 mins then leave in water in the fridge overnight. next morning rinse them and change the water and repeat as many times as poss. don't bother with the oats used to work with a chef who put oats in the water with the mussels and it has no blinking worth !!! i never understood the logic of mussels eating quaker porridge oats anyway!!

[Bobcat]

ok some good ideas there. Thanks all.

Bobcat

[Norrie]

you need to purge em which i do by scrubbing em first then put in a bowl/saucepan in the sink and run cold water slowly over them for 10-15 mins then leave in water in the fridge overnight. next morning rinse them and change the water and repeat as many times as poss. don't bother with the oats used to work with a chef who put oats in the water with the mussels and it has no blinking worth !!! i never understood the logic of mussels eating quaker porridge oats anyway!!

Hiya,

Well there you go, I never heard that one before...in fact, I have eaten them stright from the sea, right into boiling water on the camp fire. Cant remember ever getting an upset tummy either after eating them...


And, as for the beard mites (sounds awfully rude BTW) ,doesnt cooking them kill them off...I dont eat that part anyway !!!!

[archiewil]

Hiya,

Well there you go, I never heard that one before...in fact, I have eaten them stright from the sea, right into boiling water on the camp fire. Cant remember ever getting an upset tummy either after eating them...


And, as for the beard mites (sounds awfully rude BTW) ,doesnt cooking them kill them off...I dont eat that part anyway !!!!

hiya norrie, yeh i agree..i've eaten them straight after picking and not suffered any upset tummy..
purging them as above won't kill any nasties either. its just to get any sand and grit out of em.
to kill the nasties i think i'm right in saying they have to go under UV lights for however long.
as for the beard mites, you obviously take any beards off whilst scrubbing any barnacles away.