Steamed Mussels with White Wine and Garlic
This one pot meal is light, fresh, flavorful and ready to eat in less than 20 minutes!
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds mussels
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ½ cup shallots, minced
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- ¾ cup roma tomatoes, ¼-inch dice
- Zest of one lemon
- 2 tbsp lemon juice, divided
- ½ cup white wine, chardonnay or dry white wine
- 4 wedges lemon
- Kosher salt, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
- 2 tbsp chopped parsley
- 1 loaf of french bread
- Prep time
- 10 minutes
- Cook time
- 8 minutes
Instructions
- In a large shallow stockpot heat butter and olive oil over medium-high heat.
- When butter starts to foam, add shallots and garlic. Stir and cook until shallots are transparent and garlic is soft, about 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add tomatoes, stir and cook, about 2 minutes.
- Add wine, lemon zest and 1 tablespoon lemon juice, stir to combine.
- Quickly add the mussels to the pot, cover and steam for 3 minutes. Carefully open the lid and stir mussels.
- Taste sauce and season with remaining lemon juice, salt, and pepper as desired. Top mussels with parsley and serve with toasted french bread and lemon wedges.