Mussels cooked in pasta sauce
Author: Padaek
Recipe type: Seafood
Cuisine: Italian
Serves: 4
- 1 kg of fresh blue mussels
- 1 jar of pasta sauce (570ml) (I used Napoletana)
- 1 onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 chilies
- ½ bunch of flat leaf parsley
- ½ cup of white wine
- 2 tbsp of olive oil
- salt & pepper
- 1 lemon (to serve)
- crusty bread (to serve)
- Wash and clean the mussels. Remove beards and debris. Rinse and put aside.
- Chop the onion, crush the garlic, slice the chilies, chop the parsley, and quarter the lemon.
- In a saucepan, add the olive oil and increase the heat to medium. Add the onion, garlic, and chilies. Stir until softened and light brown.
- Add the pasta sauce, wine, and salt & pepper. Stir through and simmer for a few minutes.
- Add the mussels. Stir through and simmer until the shells open. Don't overcook.
- Add ½ of the parsley and stir through.
- Taste test. Adjust if need be.
- Serve immediately. Garnish with remaining parsley. Serve with crusty bread and lemon wedges.
- Bon appetit & sern sap!
Recipe by Padaek at http://padaek.com/mussels-cooked-pasta-sauce/
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