Recipe For Mussels

Mussels Marinara

Mussels Marinara

Ingredients

• Serving Size : 2
• 2 pound mussels
• 1/2 cup red wine
• 2 pound tomato
• mushrooms

Method

1. Clean 2lbs mussels in water and lots of black pepper for an hour and then drain
2. Clean beards off mussels.
3. In a large pan, saute garlic in 2 tbls of olive oil, slow heat.
4. Add basil leaves, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, parsley,>> onions, mushrooms and green pep- pers.
5. Everything should be fresh,esp mushrooms and add ingredientes to taste.
6. I add a lot because I love full flavors.
7. Saute for 15 minutes and then add 2- 1 lb cans or larger, of peeled tomatoes.
8. Break the tomatoes with your hands and blend.
9. Cover and simmer for 1 hour, stirring frequently.
10. Add 2 fresh, diced tomatoesand cook for another 10-15 min longer.
11. Add 1/4-1/2cup of dry red wine &cook for another 10 minutes.
12. Don’t over-heat, don’t dry up the sauce.
13. I love my sauces watery as you seem to.
14. Adjust seasonings to taste as you go.
15. Use freshly grated parmasan AND romano cheese for the top- ping &add all on top of cooked pasta.
16. Add fresh pepper- black &/or red.
17. Serve with a DARK green salad and serve with a slightly chilled Chianti red wine.
18. Add candle light and with Classical guitar in the background makes quite an evening.
19. I hope you can adjust the seasonings to your lik- ing because that’s how I cook-according to my taste.
20. I get rave reviews for my cuisian so it can work.
21. Enjoy! CECILIA HEIGHT.