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Title - Your Food

Morston mussel and prawn chowder
from Henri Paul at Marmalade's, Sheringham

Serves two

Ingredients
1kg live mussels
100g large Greenland prawns
500ml double cream
1 large glass dry white wine
1 small chopped onion
1 clove chopped garlic
Chopped parsley and fresh dill
1 large sweet potato
1 plum tomato chopped

Method
Firstly clean and check that all the mussels are live (they must be closed tightly. If they are open, squeese them shut. If they don't close, do NOT use). Place chopped onion and garlic in saucepan with white wine. Add mussels. Cover with lid and bring to the boil. The mussels will open when cooked. Move to one side to cool. Meanwhile, chop the sweet potato into small dice and cook. Take the mussels out of their shells and replace in the cooking liquor. Add double cream. Bring to the boil and simmer until sauce thickens slightly. Add sweet potato, chopped parsely and dill, tomato and finally the prawns. Serve with warm crusty granary bread.



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