Bordeaux Style Mussels Recipe

Serves/Makes: 6 servings

Ingredients:

• 8 dozen mussels, scrubbed and debearded
• 1/2 cup white wine
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 shallots, chopped
• 3 medium-sized tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs, soaked in milk and strained
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel

How to cook Bordeaux Style Mussels:

• Place the mussels and the wine in a large, nonreactive pot, cover, and let the mussels open over high heat.
• Strain the mussels, reserving the cooking liquid, and remove the empty half shells.
• In a small pan melt the butter, and in this saute the shallots over low heat; add the tomatoes, seasonings, garlic, parsley and the bread crumbs.
• Increase the heat slightly and stir the sauce until the tomatoes are soft, then add a little of the strained cooking liquid from the mussels, and the grated lemon peel.
• Put the mussels into a heavy enameled gratin dish, pour the sauce over them and simmer for 3 or 4 minutes, until the mussels are hot.

Note:
The Bordeaux Style Mussels recipe easy to cook and so good!

This recipe for Bordeaux Style Mussels serves/makes: 6 servings

Main Ingredient: Mussels
Preparation Method: Poached/Simmered
Cuisine: French