Mussels in Red Wine Sauce

Mussels in Red Wine Sauce

czwartek, 20 lutego 2014

Mussels in Red Wine Sauce

Time: 33 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs live mussels
• 3 cups merlot
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup dried chives
• 1/8 cup red pepper flakes
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice or 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes with basil and oregano
• pepper

Directions

• 1 Scrub and remove beards from mussels.
• 2 Set Aside.
• 3 In a large sauce pan combine the wine and butter.
• 4 Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium.
• 5 Add the chives, red pepper flakes and garlic.
• 6 Stirring often reduce volume by half.
• 7 Return heat to high and add the tomatoes with juice, citrus juice and mussels.
• 8 Stir once to coat and cover with a tight fitting lid.
• 9 Boil for 2-3 minutes.
• 10 Remove from heat and discard any mussels that have not opened.
• 11 Ladle mussels into serving bowls and pour remaining sauce on top.
• 12 Offer pepper at table.