Live Green Lipped Mussels
From elgourmand2 8 years agoIngredients
- • 2 lbs. (1 kg) live Green Lipped Mussels. shopping list
- • 2-3 cloves garlic, minced. shopping list
- • 2 tsp. olive oil. shopping list
- • 1 cup sliced oyster mushrooms. shopping list
- • 2 – 3 finely chopped shallots. shopping list
- • ¼ - ½ cup dry white wine. shopping list
- • Salt and FG pepper to taste. shopping list
How to make it
- 1. Rinse the mussels with cold water. Scrub the mussels with a stiff brush and tear off any beards or such that cling to the shell. Discard any mussels that remain open after handling.
- 2. Sauté some finely-chopped shallots or onion with olive oil in a sturdy sauce pan.
- 3. Peel, smash and finely chop garlic and add to the mixture after it has softened and turned translucent. Season with salt and pepper.
- 4. Add some white wine to the pan and allow the liquid to boil off some of the alcohol.
- 5. Add the mussels to the bubbling mixture and cover.
- 6. Shake the pan back and forth to distribute the mussels in the pan and cook them until the shells open completely, usually 5 to 7 minutes. Don’t overcook.
- 7. Remove to a platter with a slotted spoon.
- 8. Add the mushrooms to the pan and cook to desired doneness. See Photo
- 9. Serve the mussels in their shells, or remove them and serve separately with some of the cooking juice; with or without mushrooms.
- Some good chewy bread, to dip in the cooking juice, a green salad and the rest of the bottle of dry white wine and you’re set. See Photo
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