Recipe: Delicious Mussels in Red Wine

Mussels in Red Wine. Mussels in Bacon, Tomato, Roasted Red Pepper & Red Wine SauceThe Peasant's Daughter. Mussels in a red wine sauce make an elegant appetizer for a dinner party or a quick meal to make for a weeknight. Mussels take on a lusty new accent when steamed in fruity red wine infused with roasted garlic and thyme.

Red wine makes an unusual, but very pleasant, combination with seafood. Prepare the mussels as in the recipe for Paella. Place the wine in a large saucepan and bring to the boil. You can cook Mussels in Red Wine using 11 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Mussels in Red Wine

1. You need 40 of fresh mussels.
2. It's 1 large of onion.
3. It's 4 tbsp of minced garlic.
4. It's 3 stick of butter (or half a block, NZ-style).
5. You need 300 grams of assorted seafood. pieces of fish, calamari, prawns etc..
6. Prepare 1 of handful freshly chopped parsley.
7. You need 1 of bottle red wine.
8. You need of salt.
9. It's of ground black pepper.
10. It's 2 stick of french bread.
11. You need 200 grams of cheddar cheese.

Learn how to prepare this easy Mussels in Red Wine recipe like a pro. Rinse and scrub mussels under cold water. Using your fingers or paring knife, remove beards (strings that hang from the mussel shells), and discard. In a large stockpot set over medium heat, combine wine, shallots, garlic, and salt.

Mussels in Red Wine instructions

1. Scrub mussels clean, and make sure they close. If they just flop open they are probably dead! Set aside to drain..
2. Dice onion and saute in a large pot with 3 tablespoons minced garlic, salt and pepper and 2 sticks of butter. Sweat over a low heat..
3. Add seafood pieces and stir through butter until covered.
4. Add bottle of wine in stages until it is simmering happily.
5. Add your cleaned mussels, cover and simmer for approx 15 mins, until mussels are open.
6. While you're waiting, make garlic bread!.
7. Combine remaining butter with a tablespoon minced garlic, salt and pepper, and parsley..
8. Use a ban marie to soften butter, and whisk until combined.
9. Slice bread and spread with the garlic butter.
10. Grate cheese over bread until covered.
11. Grill cheesy bread at approx 200 degrees(C) until bubbling.
12. Serve mussels in pot with lots of napkins, and use the bread to wipe up the juices.

Add mussels, cover, and increase heat to high. This is my first cooking video. Sorry for the bad quality but it will be better next time 😜 I was holding my phone while cooking so its a bit shaky. The mussels add an incredible briny flavor to the pancetta, shallot, garlic, herbs and wine sauce…with a bit of cream and butter to add some luxuriousness. Carefully remove the lid, and add heavy cream, butter, lemon, salt and pepper, and red pepper flakes - stir with a wooden spoon to incorporate.