Steamed Mussels

Preparation Time : 10 minutes
Cook Time : 10 minutes
Servings : 4

Ingredients
• 50 grams unsalted butter
• Half onion - finely chopped -
See Note 1
• 3 garlic cloves - very finely chopped
• 1 kilogram mussels - scrubbed and bearded - See Note 2
• 250 millilitres dry white wine
• 2 tomatoes - deseeded and diced -
See Note 3

• Note 1 - any onion - brown, white, yellow
• Note 2 - scrub using a dish scrubber (clean one, not used for pots and pans) - to remove loose bits of shell
With fingers grab the beard, hanging out the side and yank down
• Note 3 - Use a teaspoon to scoop out the watery centre, then dice

Serving
Quarter cup flat leaf parsley - roughly chopped
Lemon wedges - essential
Crusty bread - essential

Instructions
• 1 Heat butter in a large, heavy pot over medium heat until melted
• 2 Add onion and garlic, stirring occasionally until onion is soft and fragrant- about 3 minutes
• 3 Turn heat up to high, add wine and bring to the boil. Simmer 2 minutes until the harsh alcoholic smell is gone.
• 4 Stir in the tomatoes, add the mussels, stir to coated in the sauce
• 5 Cover, lower the heat to medium high and cook, shaking the pot once or twice.
•• Do Not Remove The Lid ••
• 6 The mussels are cooked when they open - around 6 to 8 minutes
• 7 Toss through the parsley and season with salt and pepper. Be careful with the salt as the mussels are already salty, so taste first
• 8 Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil, and serve with lemon wedges on the side so people can use as much as they wish. Serve immediately with crusty bread to mop up the sauce!

Enjoy

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Original Recipe from Recipe Tin Eats
 
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I am a mussels freak, I love them, I even eat them raw with a few drops of lemon, yum. So this recipe will definitely be on our menu this week. Thank you for sharing it.
You will enjoy..see the comment I left above to Mustang GT
 
I am going to make these again over the weekend…this time I am going to add chilli flakes….a bit at a time, until I get the right “zing”
Enjoy
 
I would love to make this, but unfortunately, @DLHM has a strong aversion to seafood.

I respect her decision and have to abstain from this delicacy. 😿
You, @Veggiepatch, make me seem like such a b*tch! I have an idea. I’ll go to my daughter’s house and have dinner there. Air out the apartment and I’ll never know! 😀
 
I love my mussels a la natural and the best ones to eat are n.z. Green lipped mussels I buy them from woollies in the freezer section, just defrost and enjoy.😋yum
 
I love my mussels a la natural and the best ones to eat are n.z. Green lipped mussels I buy them from woollies in the freezer section, just defrost and enjoy.😋yum
Not for me but l did help my mum pick up cockles whelks and mussels from the beaches in the UK which she loved them.
Loved pie and mushy peas from Leeds market
 
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