These Mussels in white wine sauce can be served by themselves or over pasta.
They cook in minutes and are delicious !!
Ingredients;
1LB fresh raw mussels
3 TBLS unsalted butter
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 TBLS chopped parsley
juice of a 1/2 lemon
1/2 cup dry white wine
dash of red pepper flakes
1 cup of milk
Directions;
Soak the mussels in the milk for about 30 minutes and remove the little black beard as it is called. The milk will make the mussels release any sand they might have in them.
Rinse them off and in a pot big enough to have one layer boil an inch or so of water. Place the mussels in the boiling water and simmer a few minutes as they open.
Discard any that do not open. Remove them from the water but save the mussel juice. Drain the mussel juice through a sieve saving about 1 cup. Set aside.
In a sauce pan melt the butter and sauté the garlic a minute or so.
Add all the other ingredients to the sauce pan with the butter and garlic and bring to a simmer.
Serve with a crusty bread or over 12oz of cooked linguine.