Chilli Mussels

Apr 11 10:51am
Ingredients
* 100ml extra virgin olive oil
* 2kg mussels, scrubbed and de-bearded
* 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
* 2 small red chillies, finely chopped or 2 tsp chilli paste
* 250ml white wine
* 600ml bottle Sugo - Italian tomato cooking sauce
* 2 spring onions, finely chopped
* 1/2 cup roughly chopped Italian parsley
To serve
* Fresh crusty bread, sliced and toasted
Method

Heat oil in a large saucepan. Add mussels, garlic and chillies and cook whilst stirring for 2 - 3 minutes or until the mussels have started to open.

Add white wine, sugo, spring onions and parsley. Cover mussels with a tight fitting lid and allow to steam for 2 - 3 minutes until the mussels have fully opened. Discard any mussels that haven't opened at this stage, and then transfer mussels and all the sauce into a wide brimmed serving dish.

Garnish with a little extra chopped parsley and serve with generous slices of toasted, crusty bread to mop up all the sauce.

Food 4 Life: Tuesday, 17th April 2007

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11. casno21 - Feb 25 08:53pm
cook over a low heat for 10 minutes. Remove pan from the heat and set aside.
Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil and pour in the pearl pasta, cook for 5 minutes then drain. Add a splash of oil to the pasta and stir to combine.
12. casno21 - Feb 25 08:55pm
In a large pot heat the wine then throw in half the mussels and steam open for 3-6 minutes. Remove mussels from the pot and put in a colander. Steam open the remaining mussels in the same way, remove from the pot and reserve the cooking liquid.(Discard any shells that do not open).
13. casno21 - Feb 25 08:55pm
Check all mussels for beards and remove the top shell of most of the mussels leaving a few whole for garnish.
14. casno21 - Feb 25 08:56pm
Place the pot with the sausage mixture back on the heat, add the mussels and reserved liquid, the parsley and pearl pasta (or risone). Bring to a simmer and adjust with a little extra wine if too dry. Enjoy!
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