Wednesday, 23 May 2012

Fresh steamed mussels


Ingredients :

  • 1kg fresh mussels
  • 1 bulb of garlic
  • a bunch f parsley
  • 2 chillies
  • 25g of butter
  • 1/2 bottle white wine
  • salba bread

Method :

  • Carefully de-seed and finely chop 2 chillies, then peel and chop 6 large cloves of garlic.
  • Finely chop generous amount of parsley and set aside
  • Place 25 grams of butter into large saucepan over moderate heat
  • Add garlic and chillies to the butter in the pan and soften gently
  • Turn the pan to high heat
  • Add the mussels, parsley, and white wine along with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Give the pan a shake or stir to mix the mussels with the flavours and then cover with a lid and steam for 6 minutes or until all mussels open ( discard any mussels that do not open )

Serve with plenty of salba bread to mop up the juices