Soaking live mussels in flour water cleans out any remaining grit, plumps up their meat, accentuates the meat’s color to make it more orange, and gives them a more creamy texture.

The mussels will eventually drown if left in flour water long enough, so you should only do this a few hours ahead of cooking them.

Ingredients:
1/3 Cup All Purpose Flour per 2 quarts of Water

Directions:
1. Whisk or blend together the flour and water until there are no lumps.

2. Scrub and de-beard your mussels if necessary.

3. Put the mussels in a deep bowl and cover them with the flour water mixture.

4. Soak in your refrigerator for 1-3hrs.

5. Rinse off the flour-water mixture before cooking the mussels.

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