Garlic Mussels
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As well as steaming, mussels can be baked, grilled, pan-fried or deep-fried. Garlic mussels are steamed and grilled. As long as they are cooked, they can also be added to salads, pasta dishes, stir fries, sauces, soups or stews.
Ingredients
12-18 mussels
200 ml white wine
2 cloves garlic, crushed
62,5 ml butter
25 ml finely chopped parsley
pinch salt
25 ml Parmesan cheese
Method
Clean mussels and place in a saucepan with white wine
Add water to cover and steam until shells open, about 5 minutes
Remove empty half-shells and discard any mussels that have not opened
Place remaining (in half-shells) in fireproof ramekins
Strain cooking liquor and set aside
Work garlic into butter with parsley and salt, and spread a little on each mussel
Sprinkle each with a little cooking liquor and Parmesan cheese
Grill until butter has melted and browned slightly
Serve at once.
Tips
Mussels need only a few minutes cooking, so therefore when adding them to other recipes, they should be added at the last moment, in order to prevent over-cooking. Over cooked mussels are quite tasteless, rubbery and a bit of a let down.
When buying fresh mussels, be sure they are live, with a tightly closed shell, though they will gape when exposed to warmer temperatures; their shells should close at least partially right away when you tap or jostle them.
Category: Appetisers
Cuisine: Global
Sub-Category: Seafood
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