Bloody Mary Mussels
Inspired by the famous tomato-based cocktail, here we have an easy and quick mussels recipe.
Ingredients
- 750 grams Fresh Mussels (de-bearded and cleaned)
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 Small Onion finely chopped
- 2 cloves Garlic, or wild garlic finely chopped
- 3 stems Lovage finely chopped
- 2 tbsp Vodka
- 250 ml Tomato Sauce
- 2 tsp Worchester Sauce
- Parsley finely chopped
- Sea Salt to season
- Black Pepper to season
Instructions
- Clean the mussels by removing the beards and scrubbing the outside of the mussel shell.
- In a deep pan, sauté the onion and garlic with the olive oil. Once translucent, sauté the lovage for a minute or two. Add the vodka and burn the alcohol. tomato sauce and Worchester sauce.
- Add the tomato sauce and Worchester sauce and leave to simmer.
- Add all the mussels and steam away for the next 5 to 10 minutes. Toss the pan from time to time to evenly coat the mussels with the sauce.
- Once all the mussels have opened, add the parsley, toss and transfer the mussels to a deep platter dish. Discard any mussels which are have still not opened.Top the mussels with the remaining tomato sauce in the pan. Garnish with the remaining chopped parsley and some lemon wedges and serve immediately.
Notes
Make sure to have some fresh and crusty bread to dip and soak up the tomato sauce. This can be even more important than enjoying the mussels.