Succulent Mussels with White Wine

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Succulent Mussels with White Wine
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Health Score:
75 / 100
Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
10 min.
Preparation
ready in 25 min.
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Ingredients

for
6
Ingredients
18 cups fresh mussels
2 cups dry white wine
2 cloves garlic cloves (pressed or minced)
2 shallots (finely chopped)
¼ cup freshly chopped parsley (finely chopped)
2 sprigs fresh thyme (chopped)
salt (to taste)
crusty Bread to serve (optional)
How healthy are the main ingredients?
parsleygarlic clovethymeshallotsalt

Preparation steps

1.
Rinse and scrub mussels under cold running water. Remove beards using your fingers or a paring knife; discard any cracked, crushed or open mussels..
2.
In a large stockpot combine wine, garlic, shallots and herbs, simmer over medium heat for approximately 2 to 3 minutes.
3.
Add mussels, cover the pot and simmer for 3-4 minutes. Stir to coat with wine and herb mixture and cook until the shells open (about 8 minutes). Do not over cook. Remove from heat.
4.
Transfer mussels to a serving platter or four shallow serving bowls using a slotted spoon, discard any mussels that did not open. Strain the broth, add salt if necessary and pour over mussels.
5.
Serve with crusty bread.

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