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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Prepare fries until the first fry is finished at 325ºF. Move them to a paper towel lined baking sheet, heat fry oil to 375º and ...

There are few dishes that work as well together as this classic from Belgium and northern France. Thoroughly scrub and check (see below) a kilo of mussels. Put the mussels into a large pot with 250ml ...

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When cooking mussels, the size of the pot matters- if you don’t have a large wide stockpot, cook the mussels in 2- 3 pans so they have room to move and cook evenly. For the chips, peel the potatoes ...

Fry the chips twice for extra crispness, and add double cream to the mussels if you like them a bit more decadent. Make the fries first. Slice potatoes lengthways into 5mm-wide slices, then slice ...

Prepare fries until the first fry is finished at 325ºF. Move them to a paper towel lined baking sheet, heat fry oil to 375º and wait for the final fry. Meanwhile, in a large heavy bottomed pot over ...