Island Mussels With Wild Mushrooms And Cream

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 lbs mussels
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup onion, diced
• 1 cup sliced wild mushroom (shiitake, portobello, oyster, can be fresh or dried and reconstituted)
• 1 cup light cream (18%)

Recipe

• 1 scrub mussels gently but thoroughly in cool, running water; remove the beard by pulling with a quick yank or cutting close to the shell with scissors.
• 2 in a large pot or kettle, melt butter;' add onion and mushrooms, and sauté 2-3 minutes, until softened. add mussels and cream; cover and cook until mussels open, about 5 minutes. discard any mussels that do not open. spoon mussels and sauce into 4 individual serving dishes.