White Wine & Garlic Mussels

I didn’t start eating seafood until I was 22 years old. Seems nuts to me now, because I love it SO SO much. Mussels are one of my favorite seafood items (sort of random, I know) because they take on the flavor of the broth they are cooked in so well. You can do a lot of fun experimenting with mussels, but this recipe is a pretty traditional (and always successful) favorite.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 onion diced
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1 large shallot minced
• 1 T olive oil
• 1.5 lb mussels (cleaned)
• 1 C white wine
• 1 t red pepper flakes
• 1 t rosemary (fresh or dried)
• 2 t salt
• 4 T butter (unsalted at room temp)
• bread for serving- sourdough baguette or some other similar bread.

Recipe:

1. Heat olive oil in a deep pot and saute onions, garlic, and shallots until translucent.

2. Add in wine, salt, rosemary, and red pepper and heat for 3 minutes on medium.

3. Add in mussels and cover. Cook for 5 minutes (until all mussels have opened).

4. Add in butter and toss thoroughly to enrich the sauce.

5. Portion into bowls and serve immediately with a sliced baguette. Make sure to have enough bread to dip in the excess sauce- trust me it is delicious!