Billi Bi Recipe | James Beard Foundation

Billi Bi Recipe | James Beard Foundation

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Experience the flavors of winter with Billi Bi, a creamy mussel soup perfect for chilly evenings. Enjoy as a light first course or a satisfying main dish with bread.

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Ingredients

  • 1 quart heavy cream
  • 5 pounds cleaned black mussels
  • 3 ounces sweet butter, divided
  • 8 ounces leeks, cut into 1/4-inch dice
  • 5 ounces carrots, cut into 1/4-inch dice
  • 5 ounces celery root, cut into 1/4-inch dice
  • 5 ounces sweet onions, cut into 1/4-inch dice
  • 4 ounces shallots, sliced into rings
  • One 750ml bottle dry white wine
  • Pinch cayenne pepper
  • Pinch Espelette pepper
  • Sea salt and freshly ground white pepper to taste
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 ounce roughly chopped Italian parsley

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