Mussels in White Wine Sauce

Mussels in white wine sauce: here's a simple way to cook this shellfish. Prepare a mussel stew and use it as a sauce to dip bread or dress spaghetti.

Ingredients (4 people): • mussels; • 4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil; • 3 cloves of garlic, minced; • minced parsley; • 1/2 cup of white wine.

How to prepare it:

Put the oil into a pan that can contain the mussels. Turn on the gas and add the minced garlic and parsley.

Lei it fry without colouring and then add the white wine. Let it boil to evaporate the alcohol and then add the mussels.

Cover the pan and lower the gas. Open it after a couple of minutes and mix it all again. When the shells are open, they are ready to be eaten.

Cut bread (the best one for this recipe is Italian ciabatta) in slices and toast it lightly. Serve the mussels in white wine sauce in small bowls with slices of bread around. Put extra bread in a basket on the table as the stew is exquisite with bread.

The common name mussel is used for members of several families of clams or bivalvia mollusca, from saltwater and freshwater habitats. These groups have in common a shell whose outline is elongated and asymmetrical compared with other edible clams, which are often more or less rounded or oval. Humans have used mussels as food for thousands of years and continue to do so. In Belgium, the Netherlands, and France, mussels are consumed with french fries ("mosselen met friet" or "moules frites") or bread. In France, the Éclade des Moules is a mussel bake popular along the beaches of the Bay of Biscay. In Italy, mussels are often mixed with other sea food, or eaten with pasta. During the second World War in the United States, mussels were commonly served in diners. This was due to the unavailability of red meat related to wartime rationing. Excellent source of: Selenium (76 mcg), and vitamin B12 (20 mcg). Good source of: Zinc (2.3 mg), and folate (64 mcg). source: Wikipedia

Mussel Recipes:

• How to Cook Mussels
• Mussels in White Wine Sauce
• Recipe for Mussels

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