Beer and garlic mussels
Recipe by Forbidden
30ml butter
1 onion, finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
100ml fresh herbs such as chives and thyme, finely chopped
salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
330ml beer (in South Africa I use Black label or Hansa)
500g mussels on the shell
250ml cream
Prep. Time → 10 min
Cook Time → 15 min
1. Melt butter in saucepan and saute chopped onion and garlic for a minute
2. Stir in fresh herbs and season
3. Pour in beer, add mussels and cover with a lid
4. Cook for a few minutes until mussels are just done, about 3 min
5. remove mussels and add cream to beer mixture
6. bring to boil and simmer for 5min or until the sauce has reduced by half
7. pour liquid over the mussels and serve with fresh crusty bread if desire
8. *If you have never worked with mussels before it is important to note that if a mussel in open before you cook it it has gone bad (is dead) so do not use it. They open when they are cooked.
side dishes, beer, garlic, mussels, rustic, sea food, side dish, starter November 12, 2012 10:52
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