Mouclade Normande au Safran recipe on Selefina

Ingredients

• 2 lbs (about 1 kg) fresh in-shell mussels, cleaned
• 11/2 tbsp (about 22 g) butter
• 1 small yellow onion, peeled and chopped
• 1 medium shallot, peeled and chopped
• 1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed
• 1 spring thyme
• 3 sprigs flat-leaf parsley
• 1 bay leaf
• black pepper, to taste
• 1/4 tsp saffron threads + 1 tsp hot water
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) heavy cream
• 2 egg yolks