i just want to know how to de-beard mussels
2007-01-01 05:14:44 · 11 answers · asked by toady26 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Ethnic Cuisine
Just pull or scrape them off with a knife, any that are open before cooking, throw away, similarly, those that remain closed after cooking, throw away, it means they're dead, and could have been for some time, and nasty bacteria could have built up
2007-01-03 00:39:44 · answer #1 · answered by merciasounds 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am right handed so I will describe it that way.
In your left hand take the mussel with the opening outward. In your right hand take a sharp curved veg knife and from the top scrape this down hard with your right thumb against the blade. Pull the beard as you are scraping and then rinse.
It is quite hard work, but worth it.
The oat meal answer is not for de-bearding but for removing silt etc from the inside of the mussel while it is still alive.
Tap all mussels and discard those which do not snap shut. This means they are dead.
Likewise discard any that are not open after cooking.
Wish I could join you but my allergy towards them are growing and growing and it is now dangerous for me to eat them!
2007-01-04 06:38:51 · answer #2 · answered by zakiit 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gillette Mach 3 and Edge Gel ... for sensitive mussels!
2007-01-01 13:23:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you are washing them, they will close but the beards will hang out from the shells. Just pull on the beards - you may need to give a wiggle, but they do come out easily,
2007-01-04 15:09:51 · answer #4 · answered by Bellasmum 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy a beard trimmer from Boots.
2007-01-01 13:22:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://allrecipes.com/howto/cleaning-mussels/detail.aspx
read below pictures included.
2007-01-02 11:59:06 · answer #6 · answered by Jonathan M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can usually pull them off or start with a knife and then pull.
2007-01-01 13:17:38 · answer #7 · answered by suebnm 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
either scrape with small knife
or scrub with metal scourer
2007-01-01 18:00:54 · answer #8 · answered by dazx28 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scrape them with a knife or pull them of.
2007-01-01 14:06:43 · answer #9 · answered by echo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oatmeal
2007-01-01 13:22:32 · answer #10 · answered by Claire R 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋