Shellfish soup with yuzu

6 persons

Running time: 10 min

  • savory cuisine
  • yuzu

A recipe where shellfish mingle with a creamy sauce of yuzu, lime and a subtle touch of Espelette pepper.

Made in France by Alain Milliat
Shellfish with Cream and Yuzu

Ingredients

  • 500 g Bouchot mussels
  • 500 g cockles
  • 2 tbsp LE YUZU
  • 25 cl liquid cream
  • 1 glass dry white wine
  • Juice and zest of one lime
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • Salt & pepper
  • 1 pinch Espelette chilli pepper
In this recipe
Graphic image Le Yuzu beige

Le Yuzu

Size

Quantity

13.90€ 69.50€/L

Preparation

  • Step 1

    Soak the cockles in cold salted water for 1 hour, then strain. Rinse the mussels in water.

  • Step 2

    Place all the shellfish in a casserole dish, pour in the white wine, cover and leave to cook for a few minutes, until the shells have opened. Set aside a few whole shells and remove the shells from the rest.

  • Step 3

    Filter the cooking juice. Finely zest and juice the lime. Pour the shellfish stock, lime juice, zests and LE YUZU into a saucepan.

  • Step 4

    Add the diluted cornstarch to the cream. Bring to the boil and leave to cook until thick. Season with salt, pepper and a pinch of Espelette chilli pepper. Add the shelled shellfish, cover and set aside.

  • Step 5

    Divide the shellfish and sauce into 6 soup plates. Garnish with the reserved whole shellfish. Decorate with lime slices and serve immediately.