Garlic Mussels in Appetiser Recipes on eJozi's RecipeBook

As well as steaming, mussels can be baked, grilled, pan-fried or deep-fried. As long as they are cooked, they can also be added to salads, pasta dishes, stir fries, sauces, soups or stews.

Prep Time: 10 min | Serves: 6

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.

Cuisine: Global

Category: Appetisers

Posted5-Oct-2009
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