Steamed Garlic and Herb Mussels
Ingredients
- 2 kg medium black mussels
- 2 tbsp. olive oil
- 8 cloves garlic, crushed
- 4 fresh red Thai chillies, seeded and finely chopped
- 1 tbsp. finely grated lemon rind
- 1 cup lemon juice
- 1 cup lemon juice
- 1 cup dry white wine
- ½ cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
- ½ cup fresh basil, finely chopped
Instructions
- Scrub mussels, remove the bread.
- Heat oil in a large saucepan, cook garlic, chilli and rind, stirring about 2 minutes or until fragrant.
- Add mussels, juice and wine.
- Bring to a boil.
- Cook covered, about 5 minutes or until mussels open (discard any that do not open).
- Remove mussels from pan.
- Bring pan liquid to a boil, cook uncovered about 10 minutes or until mixture thickens slightly.
- Return mussels to the pan, simmer, stirring until heated through.
Serves 6.