Mussel Mondays

I wonder if there is a disorder where people only eat foods beginning with the first letter of the day each day? Monday mussels in Muscat wine with Mezze penne and miso soup.. mousse for dessert:)

New Blog idea? Maybe.

Well, here's my take on what I would call a typical Parisian mussel dish served with a fresh baguette and a chilled bottle of wine.

You will need:

1 kg fresh mussels (1 bag would do for 2 hungry people)

2 -3 finely chopped onions

1 red pepper, diced

1 jalapeño pepper, finely chopped

1 clove garlic finely chopped

120 ml fresh cream

1 cup dry white wine

1 tablespoon butter

Start off with washing the mussels and de-bearding them. I just scrubbed them with one of those hardcore metal scrubber things. Discard of broken shells or those which are already open- they died.

Let the mussels sit in cold water while you chop the veggies.

Its pretty much up to you which veggies you use in the sauce, but onions and garlic are key. I used red pepper and a jalapeño pepper to spice things up.

Fry the veggies in butter , then add a glass (or more) of dry white wine. Let it simmer for 30 seconds and add a cup of cream.

Add the mussels and cook on med-hi heat for about 5 minutes until all the mussels have opened, which means they are cooked.

-Avoid overcooking as it makes the mussels tougher.

-Do not serve the shells that did not open!

I like my mussels in a bowl with lots of sauce, a crispy baguette and a glass of wine with it:)