Mussels On The Barbecue

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 lb fresh mussels
• 1 small onion (chopped)
• fresh parsley (chopped)
• black pepper
• 1 garlic clove
• olive oil
• dry wine

Recipe

• 1 scrub the mussels very well and remove the beards.
• 2 take a generous bit of aluminum cooking foil, place the mussels in the middle.
• 3 add the onion, some parsley, black pepper to taste and the mashed garlic clove.
• 4 sprinkle with olive oil and a bit of wine; don’t get carried away because the mussels will let out some juice too.
• 5 fold up the foil into a very tight packet (‘tight’ meaning ‘well closed’); even wrap it up in a second foil sheet if you need to. no moisture should be able to escape.
• 6 put in a lidded barbeque (weber) in the direct heat of the coals (i.e. straight above them).
• 7 grill for 8 to 10 minutes, checking for readiness.
• 8 remove the mussels from the barbecue as soon as they open. discard any that did not open.
• 9 serve with or without the shells with the juice on top.