Recipe

Cider Braised Mussels With Bacon Recipe

	Pleclare / All my dishes 8 months, 1 week ago Wonderful mussels in cider broth with smokey bacon Great with crusty bread and spinach salad Prep:10m Cook:12m Servings:4	Pleclare
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Ingredients

3 bacon slices cut into 1/2" pieces

2c. thinly sliced leeks(about 1 lg)

1/4t. kosher salt

1/8t.fresh ground pepper

2lbs. medium mussels,scrubbed and debearded

1(12oz.)bottle hard apple cider

2T. flat leaf parsley

Directions

Cook bacon in dutch oven over med. high heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan,reserve 2t. drippings in the pan. Crumble bacon;set aside. Add leek,saltand pepper to the pan;saute 3 mins. or till tender. Add bacon,mussels,and cider;bring to a boil. Cover and cook 5 mins. or until mussels open;discard any unopened shells.

Place about 9 musels into eac of 4 shallow bowls. Ladle about1/2c. broth mixture into each bowl, and sprinkle each serving with 11/2t chopped parsley.

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