Recipes and Cooking Grilled Mussels with Garlic Butter 4.9 (7) Add your rating & review Serve this recipe for mussels with plenty of bread to sop up any excess sauce. By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Updated on February 27, 2023 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: BHG / Crystal Hughes Prep Time: 10 mins Grill Time: 8 mins Total Time: 18 mins Servings: 4 Jump to Nutrition Facts Drizzle grilled mussels with a rich garlic butter sauce for a restaurant-quality seafood dish that comes together in next to no time. Mussels are one of our favorite appetizer and dinner ideas because they cook up incredibly quickly and absorb the flavors of their cooking liquid or sauce. To make this mussel recipe a meal, serve it alongside crusty bread and a big green salad. This recipe for mussels includes white wine in the sauce. If you'd prefer not to add wine, swap in vegetable broth or even a splash of fruit juice instead. Most mussel recipes are best served right away and this one is no exception. Prep the garlic butter and bread ahead of grilling the mussels so you can transfer them to a serving bowl and dig right in. The 10 Best Grills to Up Your Backyard Barbecue Game Ingredients 1 ½ pound fresh mussels (about 20)* ⅓ cup butter 1 clove garlic, minced 2 tablespoon dry white wine 2 tablespoon snipped fresh parsley Grilled or toasted sourdough bread slices (optional) Directions BHG / Crystal Hughes Scrub the mussels in their shells under cold running water. If present, remove any beards. Discard any mussels with cracked or broken shells, as well as mussels that are open and not closed. BHG / Crystal Hughes In an 8-quart Dutch oven combine 4 quarts cold water and 1/3 cup salt; add the mussels. Soak the mussels for 15 minutes; drain and rinse. Discard the water. Repeat soaking, draining, and rinsing twice. BHG / Crystal Hughes For the sauce, in a small saucepan melt the butter over medium heat. Add the minced garlic; cook for 1 minute. Be sure not to burn the garlic or your sauce will taste bitter. Add wine; bring just to a simmer. Remove from heat; stir in fresh parsley. Tear off a 36x18-inch piece of heavy foil; fold the foil in half to make an 18-inch square. BHG / Crystal Hughes Place the mussels in the center of the foil. BHG / Crystal Hughes Bring up opposite edges of the foil and seal with a double fold. BHG / Crystal Hughes Fold the remaining edges together to completely enclose mussels, leaving space for steam to build. BHG / Crystal Hughes Place the foil packet on the grill rack directly over medium-high heat; grill for 8 to 10 minutes or until the shells open. How to Grill Foil Packets, Plus 5 Easy Recipes for Great Taste BHG / Crystal Hughes Transfer the mussels (discard any that do not open) and any liquid to a large serving bowl. BHG / Crystal Hughes Transfer the sauce to small bowls for dipping. Serve the grilled mussels with sauce and, if desired, crusty bread for dipping. Makes 4 appetizer servings. Test Kitchen Tip: You can store live mussels in the refrigerator, covered with a moist cloth, for up to 3 days. Before you cook them, tap any open shells. If the mussels are alive, the shells will close. Discard any that aren't alive. The mussels should smell fresh and briny not overly fishy. If there is a strong odor, discard the mussels. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 191 Calories 16g Fat 3g Carbs 7g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 4 Calories 191 % Daily Value * Total Fat 16g 21% Saturated Fat 10g 50% Cholesterol 56mg 19% Sodium 272mg 12% Total Carbohydrate 3g 1% Protein 7g Vitamin C 6.5mg 33% Calcium 20.2mg 2% Iron 2.2mg 12% *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.