Garlic and Herb Steamed Mussels
Here I present a recipe for garlic and herb steamed mussels; mussels steamed in a white wine-butter sauce, flavoured with garlic, fresh thyme, and bay leaves.
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This is how you make it
Combine the wine, butter, garlic, thyme, bay leaves, salt and pepper, in a pot with a tight-fitting lid, and then bring it to a boil.
Add in the mussels and immediately cover the pot with the lid and give the pot a little shake.
Let the mussels steam until they open up, about 5 minutes.
If the steam starts to escape from the lid then the mussels should be cooked; turn off the heat and let the mussels stand until the timer goes off.
Discard any mussels that did not open.
Ingredients used in this dish
Mussels
Butter
What I served with this dish
Crusty Bread
(But I went with store-bought!)
A recipe for garlic and herb steamed mussels; mussels steamed in a white wine-butter sauce, flavoured with garlic, fresh thyme, and bay leaves.
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Garlic and Herb Steamed Mussels
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
Description
A recipe for garlic and herb steamed mussels; mussels steamed in a white wine-butter sauce, flavoured with garlic, fresh thyme, and bay leaves.
Ingredients
2 lb mussels/1 Bag, cleaned (see notes)
1 Cup white wine
2 tbsp (salted) butter
4 Cloves garlic, smashed
5–6 Fresh Thyme sprigs
2–3 Bay leaves
½ tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
Instructions
Combine the wine, butter, garlic, thyme, bay leaves, salt and pepper, in a pot with a tight-fitting lid, and then bring it to a boil.
Add in the mussels and immediately cover the pot with the lid and give the pot a little shake.
Let the mussels steam until they open up, about 5 minutes.
If the steam starts to escape from the lid then the mussels should be cooked; turn off the heat and let the mussels stand until the timer goes off.
Discard any mussels that did not open.
Notes
- Store in the fridge immediately after buying them, do not rinse them or store them in water because they will die.
- If you are buying farmed mussels, ie, from the grocery store then all you have to do to clean them is rinse them under cold water just before you cook them.
- Cook and eat the mussels the day you buy them.
- Originally posted on December 17, 2024!
- Prep Time: 5 Minutes
- Cook Time: 5 Minutes
- Category: Side
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: French