4 creamy mussel soup Recipes

olive oil, mussels (i find very light and with the fact they don tsp all open i tend to buy a kilo for 4), onion, finely chopped, bacon , rashers chopped, garlic cloves, crushed (depending on your taste), dry white wine, lemon juice, water, fish stock (concentrated,either powder, cube, paste etc..), vegetable stock (concentrated, either powder, cube, paste etc..), cream (can use light ), fresh basil, chopped, egg yolks

onions, finely chopped, salted butter, peri-peri or 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, garlic, crushed, fresh parsley, chopped, dried herbs, saffron or 1 pinch ground turmeric, flour, fish stock or 8 cups chicken stock, tomatoes, skinned and chopped, sun-dried tomato pesto or 1/3 cup tomato paste, sun-dried tomato pesto or 1 tbsp tomato paste, sugar, frozen mussels on the half shell or 1 lb frozen fresh mussels, cream, thick, seasoning salt, garlic, crushed, fresh chili peppers, very finely chopped (with pips), ground cumin, paprika, white bread , soaked in a little of the soup and mashed, mayonnaise

cooked mussels (this is in shell weight, so if you buy ready cooked then buy smaller amount), cooked and peeled large prawns, chopped onion, butter, pasata, brandy, fish stock, bay leaves, cream, salt, chopped fresh parsley to garnish