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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (281g)

Recipe makes 6 servings

Calories 238
Calories from Fat 46 (19%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 5.1g 7%
Saturated Fat 1.0g 4%
Monounsaturated Fat 1.2g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.4g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 63mg 21%
Sodium 752mg 31%
Potassium 812mg 23%
Total Carbohydrate 11.7g 3%
Dietary Fiber 0.2g 0%
Sugars 0.4g
Protein 27.5g 55%

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RedSoxsNation #33fan

Mussels

Recipe #110714 | 25 min | 15 min prep | add private note
mermaidmagic

By: mermaidmagic
Feb 9, 2005

I learned how to cook and season mussels from a Greek cookbook I own. I've added fresh lemon juice to this mix as well and garnished with fresh parsley and lemon slices when serving guests.

SERVES 6 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

Directions

  1. 1
    Scrub the mussels to clean.
  2. 2
    Remove any exposed beards.
  3. 3
    Note that removing the beards kills the mussels, so do not do it until you are ready to prepare the dish.
  4. 4
    Rinse well several times to remove any sand.
  5. 5
    Place the wine, shallots, garlic, parsley, thyme, salt& pepper in a large stock pot and bring to a boil.
  6. 6
    Add the mussels.
  7. 7
    Cover and cook until the mussels open, 8-10 minutes.
  8. 8
    Transfer to a serving platter, discarding any that did not open.
  9. 9
    Spoon the cooking liquid over the mussels.
  10. 10
    Enjoy!

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From: Sackville

On Aug 27, 2007

Good and easy to prepare. This is a great basic mussel recipe, which you could always make fancier by adding a bit of cream to the sauce at the end or any number of other variations. Our mussels only took a few minutes to cook, not as long as the recipe called for. We melted a bit of butter to dip the mussels in. Heaven on a plate!

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  • From: CheezCrazy

    On Aug 8, 2007

    Very easy and delicious. I substituted white vermouth for the wine and dehydrated red onion for the shallots and the mussels took only 2-3 minutes to cook. Thanks for posting!

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    From: RedSoxsNation #33fan

    On Jul 31, 2007

    I used this recipe for our old fashion New England Clambake this weekend, I used the whole bottle of wine and reused the same broth to cook the next batch. It gets better as you reuse it.

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    From: bobo3039

    On Jan 21, 2007

    Easily prepared recipe which allows the wonderful flavor of the mussels to shine through. Thanks for sharing.

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