Mexican-style Steamed Mussels

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped (leave the seeds in if you want more heat)
• 1 medium tomato, chopped
• 1 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1 cup wine (cooking wine is okay)
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper (fresh is preferred)
• 4 lbs mussels, well-cleaned and debearded (discard any open ones that don't close when you tap the shell, or ones that feel extremely heavy - t)

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil in a large pot (stock pot) over medium heat.
• 2 add the onions, garlic, tomato, and jalapenos.
• 3 cook just until softened.
• 4 add the wine, water, salt and pepper, and bring to a boil over high heat.
• 5 add the mussels and cilantro and cover the pot.
• 6 steam for 8-10 minutes, carefully shaking the pot occasionally to shift the mussels around.
• 7 the mussels are cooked when they are fully opened.
• 8 be sure to discard any mussels that do not open.
• 9 dish the mussels and broth out into bowls.
• 10 serve with fresh crusty bread or warm fresh corn tortillas for sopping up the broth.