Mussels And Pasta With Creamy Wine Sauce Food

MUSSELS AND PASTA WITH CREAMY WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook linguine at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes.
• Place mussel meat in a fine-mesh strainer and rinse thoroughly with cold water.
• Melt 1 teaspoon butter in a medium skillet over medium-low heat. Gently warm the mussels until they release their water, about 3 minutes. Remove to a bowl and set aside.
• Wipe out the skillet with paper towels. Melt remaining 3 teaspoons butter in the skillet. Cut any large mushrooms into smaller pieces. Add to the skillet and sprinkle with pepper. Cook until starting to soften, 3 to 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Pour wine into the skillet, add red pepper flakes, and cook until wine has reduced by half, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour in cream and add mussels. Heat until warmed through, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Use tongs to lift linguine out of the pot and add to the skillet with some of the cooking water. Toss to coat with sauce. Plate and garnish with lemon zest.

MUSSELS IN WINE AND CREAM

Steps:

• Put the olive oil and butter/margarine into a good sized frying pan (with a lid) and then fry, not too quickly, the chopped garlic and shallots.
• When the shallots and garlic are just transparent, (about two minutes), add the water, wine, bay leaf, parsley and mussels.
• Add ground pepper to taste and pour cream over the mussels.
• Cover pan with lid, over moderate to high heat.
• When liquid starts to steam, keep over the heat, constantly shaking the pan until all (or at least most) of the shells open.
• This will only take three, or four minutes.
• Do not overcook and avoid letting the liquid boil.
• You will hear the shells crack open and when most have opened, remove from heat.
• Too much cooking will only make them tough.
• Serve immediately (only the ones that opened) in bowls with plenty of sauce and crisp fresh bread.

MUSSELS WITH WHITE WINE AND PASTA

Steps:

• Scrub the mussels. Peel and finely chop the garlic. Finely chop the parsley.
• Heat half the butter with the oil, then add the garlic and mussels.
• Pour in the wine, season, cover and cook over a high heat until the mussels open.
• Drain the mussels, keeping the cooking liquid. Remove the mussels from the shells, and discard the shells and any that haven't opened.
• Heat the remaining butter in a pan, and add the mussel juices and the cream.
• Cook gently to reduce to a rich, creamy consistency. Then add the mussels and parsley.
• Cook the pasta in boiling salted water until al dente, then drain and add to the sauce. Toss together over a low heat and serve.

MUSSELS IN HERBED CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Remove beards and scrub mussels under cold running water.
• Discard any that remain open after handling.
• Put in a large bowl and refrigerate until needed[best if it is the same day!
• Heat the oil in a wok, add onion, spring onions and garlic and stirfry gently for a few minutes.
• Add wine, cream, lots of black pepper and tomatoes.
• Bring to the boil, add the mussels and cover with a large lid.
• Shake of stir the mussels around a couple of times until they open[about 5 minutes].
• Transfer mussels to a large bowl, leaving the cream sauce in the wok.
• Boil the sauce with the lid off over a high heat until reduced by half.
• Add herbs, then pour sauce over the mussels.
• Serve in shallow soup plates with thick slices of crusty bread to mop up the cream sauce.

STEAMED MUSSELS WITH WINE AND CREAM

Steps:

• Place the wine, herbs and garlic in an extra large saucepan then pile in the mussels.
• Cover and cook over a medium heat for 8-10 minutes or until all the mussels have steamed open.
• Using a slotted spoon, transfer the mussels to individual serving bowls discarding any that have not opened.
• Strain juice to remove any broken bits of shell, herb stalks and any little crabs which might have been trapped inside.
• Return juice to pan and bring to boil.
• Allow to reduce then stir in cream and seasonings.
• Spoon this sauce over the mussels and serve with crusty bread.