Mussels in a White Wine Butter Sauce
2015-05-10- Course: Appetizer, Main Course
- Skill Level: Beginner, Easy
- Yield : 2
- Servings : 2
- Prep Time : 10m
- Cook Time : 5m
- Ready In : 15m
Ingredients I used:
- Two pounds of BC coastal mussels
- About 3 table spoons of unsalted butter
- One half of medium onion or 2 shallots
- 6 cloves of chopped garlic
- 1 table spoon of extra virgin Olive oil
- One cup of white wine
- 2 pinches of crushed dried chili flakes
- Fresh cracked pepper to taste
- About a dozen grape tomatoes
- Fresh Cilantro
How I made this:
Saute Onions and Garlic with Extra Virgin Oil and 2 table spoons of the butter until softened. Add fresh mussels, 1 cup of white wine and burn off most of the wine (About 2 minutes on high heat). Add the remainder of the butter, the chili flakes and grape tomatoes then cover for about 3-5 minutes or until mussels have all opened. Discard any mussels that have not opened.
Add fresh Cilantro and serve with your favorite bread or banquette for dipping.