Recipe: Watercolor Mussels

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Ingredients

  • 2 pounds mussels
  • 1 cup of wine
  • 1/2 stick butter
  • lots of minced garlic
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • pepper flakes
  • 1/2 cup Italian parsley
  • bread and lemons

Instructions

Step 1

Brush and rinse the mussels well.

Step 2

Take a pot with a tight lid over medium heat.
Melt the butter. Then sizzle the garlic for 20 seconds( do not brown ).

Step 3

Now turn the heat to high.
Add some pepper flakes, and 1/2 tsp salt. Boil for 2 minutes.

Step 4

Add 1/2 the parsley and mussels.
Cover the pot. Give the pot a shake.
Then boil for 2 minutes then stir.

Step 5

Keep boiling until the shells open.
Serve immediately. garnish with some fresh parsley, bread and lemon.