Steamed Mussels With White Wine And Garlic Food

MUSSELS IN WHITE WINE AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Rinse and scrub mussels under cold water.
• Using your fingers or paring knife, remove beards (strings that hang from the mussel shells), and discard.
• In a large stockpot set over medium heat, combine wine, shallots, garlic, and salt.
• Simmer 5 minutes.
• Add mussels, cover, and increase heat to high.
• Cook until all mussels are open, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in herbs and butter.
• Remove from heat.
• Divide mussels and broth among four bowls.
• Serve immediately.

STEAMED MUSSELS WITH WHITE WINE AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Clean mussels. In large pot heat wine. Add garlic, onion, and parsley. Bring to a boil and add mussels. Cover and steam until mussels open. Serve with Italian bread.

MUSSELS IN WHITE WINE

Steps:

• To clean the mussels, put them in a large bowl with 2 quarts of water and the flour and soak for 30 minutes, or until the mussels disgorge any sand. Drain the mussels, then remove the "beard" from each with your fingers. If they're dirty, scrub the mussels with a brush under running water. Discard any mussels whose shells aren't tightly shut.
• In a large non-aluminum stockpot, heat the butter and olive oil over medium heat. Add the shallots and cook for 5 minutes; then add the garlic and cook for 3 more minutes, or until the shallots are translucent. Add the tomatoes, saffron, parsley, thyme, wine, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil.
• Add the mussels, stir well, then cover the pot, and cook over medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes, until all the mussels are opened (discard any that do not open). With the lid on, shake the pot once or twice to be sure the mussels don't burn on the bottom. Pour the mussels and the sauce into a large bowl and serve hot.

STEAMED MUSSELS WITH WHITE WINE, TARRAGON, SHALLOTS, BUTTER, AND GRILLED FRENCH BREAD

Steps:

• Heat grill to high. Sprinkle garlic with a pinch of salt and, with the flat side of a large knife, mash and smear the garlic to a coarse paste. Heat the oil in a stockpot on the grates of the grill, add the shallots and garlic and cook until shallots soften. Add the wine, bring to a boil and stir in the mussels. Cover the pot and cook the mussels until all of them have opened, about 6 to 8 minutes, discard any that do not open.
• Remove the mussels with a slotted spoon to a large bowl. Bring the cooking liquid to a simmer and whisk in the butter. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and stir in the tarragon. Pour the mixture over the mussels and serve immediately with grilled bread.
• Brush cut side of baguette with oil, season with salt and pepper and grill, cut side down until lightly golden brown.

SPICY MUSSELS WITH WHITE WINE

Steps:

• Heat grill to high.
• Heat oil in heavy large pot on the grates of the grill. Add the onion and cook until soft. Add the garlic, fennel seeds, crushed red pepper and salt and cook for 1 minute.
• Add wine, lemon slices, and 1/4 cup parsley; bring to boil. Add mussels. Cover pot and cook until mussel shells open, stirring once, about 6 minutes; discard any mussels that do not open. Using slotted spoon, transfer mussels to large shallow bowl. Boil broth in pot until reduced to 1 cup, about 3 minutes; season, to taste, with pepper. Pour broth over mussels. Sprinkle with tomatoes and remaining parsley.
• Brush bread on both sides with oil and season with salt. Grill until golden brown on both sides. Serve mussels with bread for dipping.

STEAMED MUSSELS WITH LEEKS, GARLIC, THYME, WHITE WINE, AND BUTTER

Steps:

• Rinse the mussels under cold running water while scrubbing with a vegetable brush. Remove the stringy mussel beards with your thumb and index finger as you wash them. Discard any mussels with broken shells.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add the leeks, garlic, and thyme and cook until the vegetables cook down to a pulp, about 5 minutes. Add the mussels and give everything a good toss. Add the white wine. Cover and steam over medium-high heat for 10 minutes, until the mussels open. Stir occasionally so that all the mussels are in contact with the heat. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons butter and a drizzle of olive oil to the sauce remaining in the pot and swirl to incorporate. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with the parsley and serve immediately.

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.

MUSSELS WITH BACON AND WHITE WINE

Steps:

• Clean the mussels and discard any that don't close when sharply tapped.
• Place the mussels in a large saucepan and cover with the wine. Cook for 3-4 minutes, shaking the pan once or twice, until the mussels are open. Transfer them to a bowl and discard any that do not open. Strain the cooking liquid into a separate bowl to remove any grit or impurities and set this and the mussels aside.
• Melt half the butter in a pan over a low heat and add the shallots and garlic.
• Add the bacon, increase the heat to medium and cook for a few minutes until the bacon is crisp.
• Now add the tomatoes and cook until softened.
• Mash the flour and the remaining butter in a bowl, then add this mixture to the pan, piece by piece. At the same time, slowly add the mussel cooking liquid. If you find that the sauce is too thick, add a little water to loosen the mixture.
• Reheat the mussels in the sauce, then sprinkle with the parsley. Serve immediately with some crusty bread.

MUSSELS IN WHITE WINE AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Rinse and scrub mussels under cold running water. Using your fingers or a paring knife, remove beards (strings that hang from the mussels' shells), and discard.
• In a large stockpot set over medium heat, combine wine, shallots, garlic, and salt. Simmer 5 minutes. Add mussels.
• Cover, and increase heat to high. Cook until all mussels are open, about 5 minutes. Stir in herbs and butter. Remove from heat. Divide mussels and broth among four bowls. Serve immediately.

MUSSELS WITH TOMATO & WHITE WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large saute pan, melt the butter.
• Add the onions, salt, and pepper, and cook, stirring, for 4 minutes.
• Add the garlic and tomatoes, and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
• Add the wine, parsley, and bring to a boil.
• Add the mussels, cover, and cook until the shells have opened, about 4 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and discard any shells that do not open.
• Transfer to a large deep bowl and serve immediately. Make sure to have spoons available as this broth is good!
• Use your nice crusty french bread for dipping.

MUSSELS WITH GARLIC & WHITE WINE

Steps:

• In a pot large enough to hold mussels, heat butter on medium heat.
• Add garlic and mussels, toss and warm for two minutes.
• Add tomatoes, wine, cream, salt& pepper.
• Raise heat to med-high, cover and cook 5 minutes.
• Check during cooking.
• Do not overcook.
• Mussels are done when shells have opened.
• Divide into 4 bowl with broth.
• Garnish with parsley and lemon wedge.