Mussels Steamed with Vegetables in White Wine
February 11th, 2012 in Fish, Main Dishes by Julia Volhina
This not complicated recipe is my first attempt to cook mussels. They turned out juicy and light. Thanks to Hans-Peter and his cooking lessons š
Vegetables cooked this way, with wine and mussels juices, taste great as well as mussels themselves, serve them all together!
By the way, 1lb-1.5lb of mussels per serving sounds about right, this way amount of ingredients listed in this recipe is enough to feed 2-3 people.
Ingredients:
- 3lb of mussels
- 1 onion
- 2 carrots
- 1 stalk of leek
- 4 stalks of celery
- 3 roma tomatoes
- 5-6 garlic cloves
- 2 cups of dry white wine
- 2 tablespoons of oil
- Fresh parsley
How to prepare, step-by-step:
- Prepare ingredients: if you use wild mussels they need more thorough cleaning; farmed ones are usually sold prepared for cooking and just need rinsing with cold water; if you wish you can use canned diced tomatoes instead of fresh ones:
Mussels Steamed with Vegetables in White Wine Recipe: Step 1 - Warm up big cooking pot with 2 tablespoons of oil over moderate heat; peel and chop onion, add it to the cooking pot:
Mussels Steamed with Vegetables in White Wine Recipe: Step 2 - Fry onions stirring occasionally, until transparent:
Mussels Steamed with Vegetables in White Wine Recipe: Step 3 - Then peel and slice carrots; add them to the pot:
Mussels Steamed with Vegetables in White Wine Recipe: Step 4 - Continue frying onions with carrots for 10-15 mins, stir from time to time:
Mussels Steamed with Vegetables in White Wine Recipe: Step 5 - While carrots are cooking, blanch tomatoes, I also remove seeds right before adding them to the pot:
Mussels Steamed with Vegetables in White Wine Recipe: Step 6 - Peel and chop garlic:
Mussels Steamed with Vegetables in White Wine Recipe: Step 7 - Clean and slice leek; add to pot:
Mussels Steamed with Vegetables in White Wine Recipe: Step 8 - And mix (the real reason why I post this picture here is because it does look great):
Mussels Steamed with Vegetables in White Wine Recipe: Step 9 - Add chopped celery stalks to the pot, mix and cook for 2-3 mins:
Mussels Steamed with Vegetables in White Wine Recipe: Step 10 - Add about 2 cups of white dry wine in:
Mussels Steamed with Vegetables in White Wine Recipe: Step 11 - Let vegetables and wine to cook over moderate low heat:
Mussels Steamed with Vegetables in White Wine Recipe: Step 12 - Meanwhile rinse and clean mussels with running cold water:
Mussels Steamed with Vegetables in White Wine Recipe: Step 13 - Bring heat to high and pour mussels to the cooking pot:
Mussels Steamed with Vegetables in White Wine Recipe: Step 14 - Let them steam over wine and vegetables until all mussels open, over time mix pot content to bring mussels from bottom to top and cook them evenly:
Mussels Steamed with Vegetables in White Wine Recipe: Step 15 - Then add chopped blanched and seeded tomatoes (or canned ones, to your taste):
Mussels Steamed with Vegetables in White Wine Recipe: Step 16 - And garlic:
Mussels Steamed with Vegetables in White Wine Recipe: Step 17 - Mix everything last time:
Mussels Steamed with Vegetables in White Wine Recipe: Step 18 - Ladle cooked mussels along with vegetables into big soup bowls, season with chopped parsley and serve hot, goes great together with toasted baguette seasoned with garlic:
Mussels Steamed with Vegetables in White Wine Recipe: Step 19
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