If you like seafood, and wish that you could whip together restaurant flavors in the comfort of your own kitchen this recipe is for you. I made these for my family, it was cheap, quick and a tremendous success.
White Wine Mussels (served 4-6)
Ingredients:
* 2 lbs. mussels (cleaned and de-bearded)
* 1 cup dry white wine
* 2 shallots, chopped
* 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
* 2 tablespoons chopped flat parsley
* 1 Clove Garlic
Steps:
Chop the shallots and parsley, mince garlic
Put the butter, Shallots, Garlic into a large pot on high heat
When garlic and shallots break down add white wine, bring wine to a simmer
Add Mussels and cover - Steam them over high heat for about 3 minutes, or until all of the mussels have
Once done, put the mussels into a large bowl. Decant the mussel liquor into a saucepan and boil the sauce.
Add chopped parsley to sauce pan.
Pour this sauce over the mussels and serve.
*You can get 2 lb bags of Mussels from Whole Foods for $5.99, cleaned and de-bearded
If you are hosting a dinner this could be a great option to keep your checking account in the black, while offering up a meal that will impress your guests.
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