Baked Mussels
Baked Mussels

Hello everybody, it’s me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, baked mussels. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Put into a large pan and cover with water, put a lid on the pan and bring to a boil over high heat. Cook until the mussels open (throw away any that do not open). Put the mussels in a pot with the water, cover and put on a medium-high heat for a couple minutes until they open up. Place the tomato, capers, oil, garlic and chilli on a large roasting tray.

Baked Mussels is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look wonderful. Baked Mussels is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have baked mussels using 8 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Baked Mussels:
  1. Prepare 1 lb mussels
  2. Prepare 3 tbsp water
  3. Take 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
  4. Take 2 tbsp. grated parmesan
  5. Get 2 tbsp. chopped parsley
  6. Take 1 clove garlic
  7. Take 1 pinch dry oregano
  8. Prepare 2 tbsp. olive oil

Combine butter and garlic then mix well. Remove the extra shell from the mussel. Place some butter and garlic mixture on the mussels using a teaspoon or brush. Combine extra-virgin olive oil, garlic and chilli in a saucepan over medium-high heat.

Instructions to make Baked Mussels:
  1. Preheat the oven to 400F/200C. Prepare a baking dish with slightly scrunched foil in it (to help the mussels be able to sit level).
  2. Scrub the mussels, removing any dirt and hairy bit, clean and discard any that are broken.
  3. Put the mussels in a pot with the water, cover and put on a medium-high heat for a couple minutes until they open up. Remove form the heat.
  4. Meanwhile, mix together the breadcrumbs, parmesan, parsley, garlic, oregano and olive oil in a small bowl.
  5. When the mussels have steamed, remove one side of the shell and use it to loosen the mussel from the shell, if still attached. Sit the mussel on one side of the shell and set it level on the foil in baking dish. Repeat with the rest of the mussels.
  6. Spoon/press some of the breadcrumb mixture on top of each mussel, trying to cover the mussel itself as far as possible. If you like, put a little of the mussel cooking juice in the bottom of the shell to help keep the mussel moist.
  7. Bake the mussels for approx 7-10 minutes until gently golden on top. Serve warm or room temp (don't re-heat them as they will likely go dry and/or tough).

Place some butter and garlic mixture on the mussels using a teaspoon or brush. Combine extra-virgin olive oil, garlic and chilli in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Strain, reserving liquid, and arrange mussels on a platter. Return liquid to saucepan over high heat, add chopped tomato and canned polpa, and bring to the boil. Clean mussels under running water, scrubbing off any dirt or seaweed and removing beards.

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