Easiest Way to Make Ultimate Steamed Mussels

Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, steamed mussels. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Steamed Mussels is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Steamed Mussels is something which I have loved my whole life.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have steamed mussels using 7 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Steamed Mussels:

1. Make ready 5 lbs fresh mussels
2. Make ready 1/2 cup white wine (pinot grigio works the best)
3. Get 6 cloves garlic
4. Take 5-6 shallots
5. Get 1 tbsp oil/butter
6. Make ready Red pepper flakes or crushed red peppers (for tasting or more if you like a little kick)
7. Get Salt for tasting

Steps to make Steamed Mussels:

1. Wash the mussels under water
2. Finely slice the shallots and garlic
3. Heat up the butter/oil in a pan on med-high heat
4. When the butter is melted or the oil is heated up, put in the shallots and garlic. Cook them until it's fragrant.
5. Put the mussels in with the wine. Stir to combine. You may need to lower the heat down to medium.
6. Put a lid on top and let them steam for 5 mins. After 5 minutes, you should see the mussel shells opening up. Stir them a bit to mix it up.
7. Put the lid back on and let them steam for about 2 mins and stir again. Do this until all the mussel shells are all open. The mussels are cooked when all their shells open up.
8. Sprinkle the red pepper flakes on top and serve while hot.

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