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Mussels in White Wine Sauce
Any time of year is a great time for Mussels in Lemon Butter Wine Sauce! This is the perfect appetizer or small plate. Succulent, savory, and light. The wine sauce is slurp-worthy. Be sure to have some thick crusty bread for sopping up all that goodness.
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 55 min⏳ Prep: 45 min🔥 Cook: 10 min👤 Amy Dong📖 chewoutloud
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- dutch oven
- oven
- pot
- bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Soak mussels in water for ⏱️ 30 minutes to clean. Drain very well (excess water will affect broth.) Use fingers to pluck off the beard from mussels, if they haven't already been removed. Discard any mussels whose shells aren't tightly shut. Towel dry all cleaned mussels.
fresh mussels3 lbs
2
Heat
3
In a large non-aluminum stockpot or Dutch oven, heat butter and olive oil over medium heat. Add onions and cook ⏱️ 4 minutes. Add garlic and stir ⏱️ 2-3 minutes or until garlic/onions are translucent. add lemon juice, drained tomatoes, parsley, wine, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil and boil ⏱️ 3 minutes uncovered (sauce will be reduced.)
onion (chopped )1 cupgarlic (minced)6 cloveslemon juice (freshly squeezed )2 tablespoons
4
Add the mussels, stir to coat, and cover pot. Cook over medium heat for ⏱️ 5-6 minutes or just until all mussels are opened, shaking a few times during cooking to distribute heat. Do not overcook.
fresh mussels3 lbs
5
Once most of the mussels are opened, they're done. Immediately remove from heat. Use tongs to pluck out all opened mussels, placing them in a serving bowl. Discard any that never opened.
fresh mussels3 lbs
6
Pour wine sauce with chopped veggies over the mussels. Sprinkle with freshly chopped basil. Serve immediately with fresh lemon wedges.
fresh mussels3 lbsbasil (freshly chopped)2 tablespoonslemon wedges ( for serving)
Nutrition Facts
calories
343 kcal
fat Content
17 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
3 g
sodium Content
997 mg
protein Content
22 g
trans Fat Content
0.2 g
cholesterol Content
64 mg
carbohydrate Content
16 g
saturated Fat Content
5 g
unsaturated Fat Content
9 g
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