Steamed mussels with tomatoes and wine
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18 min
I love shellfish and especially mussels. I like the taste so much that I came back from the farmers' market today with some tomatoes and fresh mussels and created this recipe. So good! Crusty bread is essential, of course.
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Ingredients
Serves: 4
- 1 onion, minced
- 3 tablespoons of olive oil
- 500g fresh Scottish mussels
- 2 tomatoes, cubed
- 3 thyme sprigs
- salt and pepper to taste
- 100ml white wine
Method
Prep:10min ›
Cook:8min ›
Ready in:18min
- Cook the onion for 5 minutes in the olive oil in a medium frying pan over medium heat.
- Add the tomatoes and thyme, then season with salt and pepper. Add the white wine and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add the mussels (in several batches if the frying pan is crowded) and cover for 3 minutes. If the mussels are not opened, cover and cook for one or 2 more minutes. Remove any unopened mussels and discard. Serve immediately.
