Medium French Appetizer

Appetizer Mussels

Name: Appetizer Mussels
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 17 min
Total time: 32 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 0.75 cups white wine; 0.75 cups tomato and clam juice cocktail; 3 cloves garlic - peeled and sliced; 0.5 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes; 1 pound mussels , cleaned and debearded; 3 tablespoons butter

Total Time

32 min

15m prep · 17m cook

Servings

4 people

Rating

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Difficulty

Medium

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What timing! Although I have eaten mussels many times, October 17 was the very first time I cooked them, and (if I do say so myself!) they were great. A friend and I ate every last one, and he raved about the flavor the whole time. This is my own recipe.

Ingredients

0.75 cups white wine
0.75 cups tomato and clam juice cocktail
3 cloves garlic - peeled and sliced
0.5 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
1 pound mussels , cleaned and debearded
3 tablespoons butter

Instructions

1

In a stock pot, combine the wine, juice cocktail, garlic and pepper flakes. Bring to a boil and add mussels.
2

Cover and continue to boil for about 4 to 6 minutes or until all the mussels have opened. Discard any mussels that haven't opened.
3

Remove mussels from liquid and keep warm. Pour off liquid to leave about 1 cup. Try not to discard the garlic. Boil the 1 cup of liquid until it's reduced to about 3/4 of a cup.
4

Add butter and stir until butter has melted and sauce has thickened slightly. Serve mussels with sauce.