Roll_Bones
Master Chef
Yesterday, I was in Costco and had an urge for something different. I bought a 5 Lb sack of mussels. Checked and washed all of them this afternoon. I only had 5-6 that had to be trashed!
I had some very good homemade marinara in my freezer.
I peeled/mashed two large garlic cloves, sauted them in olive oil and mashed them again in the oil and reserved them on the side, added 6 big shrimp turning once on medium high heat.
I then added about 1 cup of the marinara, a splash of red good red wine and then the mussels. (about two pounds).
I covered the pan for about 8-9 minutes until they all opened.
I served them over linguine and topped it all off with some chopped herbs and a very hot pepper.
Of course I drank plenty beer and really enjoyed the meal. I ate every single mussel on the serving dish.
I now have 3 more pounds to devour over the next day or so. It will be fun using them. Hard to beat the way I made them today. But I am open to any and all suggestions.
Sometimes its not to bad to be the only one who likes mussels.
I had some very good homemade marinara in my freezer.
I peeled/mashed two large garlic cloves, sauted them in olive oil and mashed them again in the oil and reserved them on the side, added 6 big shrimp turning once on medium high heat.
I then added about 1 cup of the marinara, a splash of red good red wine and then the mussels. (about two pounds).
I covered the pan for about 8-9 minutes until they all opened.
I served them over linguine and topped it all off with some chopped herbs and a very hot pepper.
Of course I drank plenty beer and really enjoyed the meal. I ate every single mussel on the serving dish.
I now have 3 more pounds to devour over the next day or so. It will be fun using them. Hard to beat the way I made them today. But I am open to any and all suggestions.
Sometimes its not to bad to be the only one who likes mussels.
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