Steamed Mussels with Linguine Recipe

Serves/Makes: 4 servings

Ingredients:

• 3 dozen mussels, scrubbed and debearded
• 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 clove garlic, finely minced
• 1 onion, thinly sliced
• 1 lemon, finely sliced
• 3 ounces canned tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon oregano
• 1 tablespoon basil
• Dash of red pepper
• 1 (29 ounces) can Italian tomatoes, mashed
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup red wine
• 1 pound linguine

How to cook Steamed Mussels with Linguine:

• Steam mussels until shells open (approximately 4 minutes), then set aside.
• Saute onion and garlic in 1/4 cup olive oil in 6-quart kettle. When onion is golden and soft, add lemon slices, tomatoes, tomato paste, basil, oregano, wine, salt and pepper. Simmer over low heat for 25 minutes with pot covered.
• Remove cover, simmer until sauce thickens. Remove top 1/2 of shell and add mussels to sauce, cover and cook over medium-high heat just long enough to heat mussels.
• Cook linguine according to directions and toss with 1 tablespoon olive oil to prevent sticking. Cover linguine with mussels and sauce.
• Serve the Steamed Mussels with Linguine immediately.

Note:
The Steamed Mussels with Linguine recipe easy to cook and so good!

This recipe for Steamed Mussels with Linguine serves/makes: 4 servings

Main Ingredient: Mussels 
Preparation Method: Steamed 
Cuisine: Italian