Mussels

Name: Mussels
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 lbs mussels; 2 garlic cloves, sliced; 1 cup celery, diced; 1 shallot, finely diced; ¼ tsp red pepper flakes, or more to taste; 2 tbsp oil or butter; 1 cup white wine; 2 tbsp parsley; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tsp lemon zest; lemon slices, optional; crusty bread, optional, for serving

Written by Ellen Published on April 11, 2019 in

DifficultyBeginner

Serves 4 as an appetizer or 2 as a main dish.

Yields4 Servings

Prep Time10 minsCook Time10 minsTotal Time20 mins

For White Wine Mussels:

2 lbs mussels

2 garlic cloves, sliced

1 cup celery, diced

1 shallot, finely diced

¼ tsp red pepper flakes, or more to taste

2 tbsp oil or butter

1 cup white wine

2 tbsp parsley

1 tbsp lemon juice

1 tsp lemon zest

lemon slices, optional

crusty bread, optional, for serving

For White Wine Mussels:

Clean your mussels - scrape them as needed and rinse under the running cold water. Heat 1 TBSP butter in a large stock pot. Sautee the veggies and red pepper flakes until the veggies are soft but not browned, about 7 minutes. Do not brown. Add wine. Bring to a boil and reduce the wine by about half. Add the mussels and cover. Cook for about 4-5 minutes, shaking the pan and stirring half way until they open up. Discard any mussels that didn't open.

When finished cooking, remove the mussels to a bowl, add a knob of cold butter to the sauce and stir vigorously to emulsify it into a thick and rich sauce. Pour over mussels. Add lemon juice, lemon zest, parsley. Serve, garnished with lemon slices with a piece of crusty bread.