Mussels

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 lbs mussels
• 1 cup dry wine
• 3 shallots, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/3 cup fresh parsley leaves, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves or 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 scrub the mussels to clean.
• 2 remove any exposed beards.
• 3 note that removing the beards kills the mussels, so do not do it until you are ready to prepare the dish.
• 4 rinse well several times to remove any sand.
• 5 place the wine, shallots, garlic, parsley, thyme, salt& pepper in a large stock pot and bring to a boil.
• 6 add the mussels.
• 7 cover and cook until the mussels open, 8-10 minutes.
• 8 transfer to a serving platter, discarding any that did not open.
• 9 spoon the cooking liquid over the mussels.
• 10 enjoy!