Mussels in White Wine

June 11th 2014


Mussels in White Wine
Mussels were a hot deal this week. Sometimes I make our menu by what we have a taste for. But, most of the time, I look for the meat or seafood that is featured and on sale that week and I make recipe decisions from there. So, this week, mussels were $2 for 12 oz!  That is awesome! They were fresh and live too. This recipe is simple, simple, simple.


Ingredients:
1 small shallot, chopped very fine
1 Cup seafood stock (or shrimp stock from the other night in the bbq shrimp recipe)
2 TBSP chopped garlic
1 cup white wine
2 TBSP "Joe's Stuff" Seasoning from New Orleans school of cooking
Pinch of chili pepper
1 TSP salt
36 oz or about 3 pounds of fresh mussels


Directions
1. Combine all ingredients except for mussels in a large stock pot. Bring up to a simmer
2. Let simmer for 5 minutes really to soften the onions
3. Add the mussels and cover to simmer about 5 minutes.
4. Serve by ladling out the mussels into bowls with a mesh ladle. When they are plated, then take a soup ladle and pour 1 ladle over each serving of mussels to keep them nice and hot.
5. Sprinkle with chives if desired.


~Julianne