Fresh steamed mussels
A quick and tasty way to enjoy fresh New Zealand green shell mussels.
Ingredients
Method
Ingredients
- 1 kilo of fresh mussels
- 1 bulb of garlic, a bunch of parsley and 2 chillies
- 25g of Pams butter
- 1/2 bottle of white wine
- Salba bread
Method
- Carefully de-seed and finely chop 2 chillies, then peel and chop 6 large cloves of garlic.
- Finely chop a generous amount of parsley and set aside.
- Place 25 grams of butter into a large saucepan over a moderate heat.
- Add garlic and chillies to the butter in the pan and soften gently.
- Turn the pan to high heat. Add the mussels, parsley and white wine along with salt and pepper to taste.
- Give the pan a shake or stir to mix the mussels with the flavours and then cover with a lid and steam for 6 minutes or until all mussels open (discard any mussels that do not open).
- Serve with plenty of Salba bread to mop up the juices.
Tips:
Mussels are high in Omega 3. To clean mussels, rinse under cold running water in the sink. Remove any remaining "beards" by pulling toward the hinge.