Medium French Bread Soup

Drunken Mussels

Name: Drunken Mussels
Prep time: 22 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 57 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter; 4 cloves garlic , minced; 1 lemon , zested; 0.5 teaspoons red pepper flakes , or to taste; 2 cups white wine; freshly ground black pepper to taste; 2 pounds mussels , cleaned and debearded; 1 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Total Time

57 min

22m prep · 35m cook

Servings

4 people

Rating

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Difficulty

Medium

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This mussels recipe is seriously delicious and one of the quickest shellfish preparations known to man. Bring a flavorful, wine-based broth to a boil, add mussels, and cover; cook until they open, and eat. That's it! Serve with grilled bread for a perfect way to mop up the broth.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
4 cloves garlic , minced
1 lemon , zested
0.5 teaspoons red pepper flakes , or to taste
2 cups white wine
freshly ground black pepper to taste
2 pounds mussels , cleaned and debearded
1 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Instructions

1

Gather all ingredients.
2

Melt butter in a large stockpot over medium heat. Add garlic and let sizzle for about 30 seconds. Stir in lemon zest and red pepper flakes for about 45 seconds.
3

Quickly pour wine into the pot and season with black pepper. Bring sauce to a boil; add mussels and cover immediately. Shake pot and let boil for 1 minute.
4

Stir mussels, replace cover, and let boil for 2 more minutes. The shells will begin to open. Stir in parsley, cover, and cook until all shells are open, 1 to 3 minutes.
5

Serve and enjoy!