Mussels in White Sauce

Recipe by: LACTAID® Brand

These steamed mussels in white sauce are easy to make in 20 minutes! The savory white sauce is made with LACTAID® Reduced Fat 2% Lactose-Free Milk, garlic and onions for a delicious, lactose-free seafood dish.

Servings

Prep Time

10 min

Cook Time

10 min

Total Time

20 min

Ingredients

For the Mussels

4 pounds mussels

3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided

1 medium onion, thinly sliced

2 cloves garlic, chopped

1 lime, washed and quartered

For the Sauce

1 tablespoon whole wheat flour

1 cup LACTAID® Reduced Fat 2% Lactose-Free Milk, divided

2 egg yolks

1 tablespoon chopped parsley

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Directions

For the Mussels

Rinse mussels and remove any beards* that may be present. Discard any mussels that are open. Set aside.
Heat 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil over medium heat in a large pot. Add sliced onions and garlic. Cook 2 to 3 minutes or until onion is transparent. Add quartered lime and mussels. Cover pot and steam 4 to 5 minutes or until mussels have opened. Discard any mussels that have not opened. Drain mussels, reserving the liquid released during cooking. Place cooked mussels into a serving dish and cover to keep warm.

For the Sauce

Cook 1 tablespoon of oil and the flour in a small pan over low heat until the flour starts to brown, about 1 to 2 minutes.
Mix egg yolk with ¼ cup LACTAID® Reduced Fat 2% Lactose-Free Milk in small bowl. Set aside.
Add remaining LACTAID® Milk to flour mixture and stir constantly with a wire whisk. Add reserved liquid from the cooked mussels and the egg yolk and LACTAID® Milk mixture. Heat mixture over medium heat stirring constantly for 2 to 3 minutes or until the sauce begins to thicken. Add parsley and season to taste.
Pour sauce over mussels. Serve immediately.

Notes

*Beards are fibrous strands mussels use to attach themselves to rocks, etc.