Your version of moules marinieres...Cream, oui or non?

[letsindulge]

Mine...butter, shallots, garlic, white wine, and parsley. Any interesting variations?

[malabargold]

Budweiser and ramps

[Harters]

"Cream, oui or non?"

Non. C'est moules a la creme, pas moules mariniere.

[letsindulge]

Delicieux!

[Jay F]

Non. I made moules avec creme not long ago, though. I just decided not to call them marinieres.

I almost always use shallots, but hearing so much about leeks tonight, I want to try them in my next batch. Which might just happen tomorrow.

[thimes]

pas avec creme - at least not with the ingredients you listed.

love tarragon with moules though

[sunshine842]

No créme in my moules, either.

Leeks for me, too.

[letsindulge]

I did a quick search online and there are variations with a few tablespoons of cream, and saffron as well.

[lunchslut]

un petit peu - a few tablespoons of cream plus above ingredients

Interesting variation:
above ingredients plus chorizo, fennel seeds, red pepper flakes, chopped seedless and peeled tomatoes

http://www.food.com/recipe/mussels-wi...

[perk]

No cream. But sometimes coconut milk.....

[letsindulge]

Yes, I also do a Thai-esque version with red curry paste, and coconut milk finished with minced cilantro, and fresh lime.

[splatgirl]

+1 for coconut milk and the above, + lemongrass.
As you've listed the ingredients, no cream please. The main thing for me is that there is a healthy bit of unctousness to the sauce. It makes me sad when it's too thin.
A bit of tomato works well with what you've got, too.

[hotoynoodle]

i prefer leeks to shallots and like a glug of pernod in there. lemon zest too. cream? uh, no.

[mamachef]

Non! Quelle horror!!. The only change I'd consider is frizzling some jambon or pancetta with the leeks... But I'm a purist anyhoo - I'd make a creamy mussel stew and call it that, if I was adding cream. Love mussels.