Drunken Mussels

Name: Drunken Mussels
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: French, European, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2 pounds live mussels (about 44); 1 tablespoon butter; 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil; 4 to 6 jarred anchovies; 4 cloves garlic (minced); 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; 3/4 cup white wine; 3/4 cup vegetable broth; kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste); 1/3 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; sliced grilled or broiled french bread (optional for serving and dipping into the yummy broth)

7 steps

Prep:10minCook:15min

These Drunken Mussels cook in a quick and easy, garlicky white wine-broth sauce with anchovies for ultimate flavor.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:36:47 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories213.8 kcal (11%)

Total Fat9.5 g (14%)

Carbs7.8 g (3%)

Sugars0.9 g (1%)

Protein16 g (32%)

Sodium772.6 mg (39%)

Fiber0.3 g (1%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

2 poundsmussels

live

1 tablespoonbutter

1 tablespoonextra virgin olive oil

¼ teaspooncrushed red pepper flakes

¾ cupwhite wine

¾ cupvegetable broth

kosher salt

to taste

freshly ground black pepper

to taste

⅓ cupflat-leaf parsley

chopped, fresh

sliced french bread

grilled or broiled, optional, for serving and dipping into the yummy broth

Instructions

Step 1

Rinse and scrub mussels under cold water.

Step 2

Using your fingers or paring knife, remove beards (strings that hang from the mussel shells), and discard.

Step 3

Add butter, oil and anchovies to a large pot over medium heat. Cook until the anchovies break down, about 1 minute. Add garlic and red pepper flakes and let sizzle for about 30 seconds.

Step 4

Quickly pour in wine and broth into the pan and season with salt and black pepper, to taste.

Step 5

Bring sauce to a boil and cook 3 to 4 minutes, then stir in mussels, and cover immediately. Shake pot and let boil for 1 minute.

Step 6

Stir mussels, cover, and let boil for 3 to 4 minutes until the shells begin to open.

Step 7

Stir in parsley. Serve with grilled bread, if desired.

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