Mussels and potatoes - a friendship with no end

Prima data am facut supa asta din pura improvizatie, apoi am pus-o pe lista de favorite.

Aveam cateva scoici ramase in pretioasa lor supa pe care n-as fi vrut sa o arunc. Stiam ca se imprietenesc destul de bine cu cartofii, asa ca m-am pus pe fiert cativa. I-am pasat, am subtiat si aromat cu supa de la scoici si mirodenii. Am aruncat in supa crema si scoicile scoase din cochilie si am savurat alaturi de cateva crutoane.

Ca si compromis, merge facuta si din accesibilele scoici congelate, insa nu va avea aceeasi aroma pe care o da sucul scoicilor proaspete. Chit ca e mai lung procedeul, eu prefer sa iau scoici proaspete, le trag in tigaie si strecor zeama aceea cu gust mare, de vacanta, de soare...

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English

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When I made this soup for the first time, it was out of pure improvisation, then I put it on the favorites list.

I had some mussels left in their precious soup which I wouldn't want to throw it away. I knew they were getting pretty good friends with the potatoes, so I boiled some. I smashed them, thinned and flavored with my mussels soup then spiced up in the end. I threw in the cream soup the meat of mussels and savored with some croutons.

As a compromise, can be also prepared from the easy reacheble frozen mussles, but it will not have the same flavor as the juice of fresh mussels does. Even if it's a long process, I prefer to take the fresh ones, open on the heat and let the tasteful juice remember me about sea, holiday, sun...