Steamed Mussels in White Wine Garlic Butter Sauce Recipe
There's nothing better than a mussel pot appetizer, paired with some crusty bread or toasted baguette! While they may look intimidating, cooking your own mussels at home is only require about 10 minutes and taste as good as restaurants'!
Ingredients
- 1.5 - 2 lbs black mussels
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 shallots chopped
- 3/4 cup cooking white wine
- ⅛ tsp salt or to taste
- dash of black pepper or to taste
- 3 tbsp room temperature unsalted butter
- handful parsley roughly chopped
- crusty bread/toasted baguette
- Parmesan cheese optional
- Lemon wedges optional
Instructions
- Discard any dead/cracked mussels. Debeard the mussels and clean them by scrubbing their shells with a brush and soaking in cool water for 15 minutes to expel any sand. When mussels are clean, drain and set aside.
- On medium heat, heat olive oil in a skillet or pan, swirling to coat evenly.
- Add minced garlic and chopped shallots and stir for 30 seconds.
- Pour in the cooking white wine, then add salt and pepper. Mix until all ingredients are well combined.
- Turn heat to medium-high, then add the cleaned mussels. Cover the pan with a lid, then steam for 4 minutes.
- After 4 minutes, remove the lid, then turn the fire back down to medium. Add the unsalted butter and stir until it is completely melted.
- Top with chopped parsley and/or optional parmesan cheese & lemon juice.
- Pair with some crusty bread or toasted baguette. Enjoy!
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