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- 1 pound mussels, scrubbed
- 3 cold water
- 6 tablespoons salt
- 1 medium green sweet pepper, finely chopped (1/2 cup)
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons margarine or butter
- 1 medium tomato, seeded and chopped
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 2 tablespoons snipped fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil, crushed
- Fresh basil (optional)
- French bread (optional)
1. Remove beards from mussels.
2. In a large bowl or kettle combine 1 quart of the cold water and 2 tablespoons of the salt; add mussels. Soak the mussels for 15 minutes; drain and rinse mussels. Discard soaking water. Repeat the soaking, draining, and rinsing process two more times.
3. In a 3-quart saucepan cook sweet pepper and garlic in hot margarine or butter just until crisp-tender. Stir in tomato, wine, and basil. Add mussels. Bring mixture to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 3 to 4 minutes or just until mussels open. Remove from heat. Using a slotted spoon, remove mussels. (Discard any mussels that do not open.) Cover mussels and keep warm.
4. If necessary, simmer the sauce, uncovered, until it has been reduced to 1 cup. Pour the sauce over the mussels. Garnish with additional fresh basil and serve with French bread, if desired. Makes 2 main-dish servings.
- Servings Per Recipe 2,
- cal. (kcal) 295,
- Fat, total (g) 11,
- chol. (mg) 27,
- sat. fat (g) 2,
- carb. (g) 26,
- pro. (g) 15,
- sodium (mg) 818,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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