Steamed Mussels with White Wine and Garlic
Yield: 4 servings
Calories: 196kcal
Steamed mussels with white wine and garlic is an easy one-pot meal ready in 20 minutes! Aromatic vegetables are steamed with fresh mussels for a light meal.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds fresh mussels, cleaned with beard removed
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- ½ cup shallots, minced
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- ¾ cup roma tomatoes, ¼-inch dice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest, add more to taste
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice, divided
- ½ cup white wine, chardonnay or dry white wine
- 4 wedges lemon
- kosher salt, to taste
- black pepper, to taste
- 2 tablespoon chopped parsley
Special Equipment
Instructions
- Wash mussels under cool running water. Scrub the outside and debeard the mussels if present, pull fibrous beard towards the hinge of the shell to remove and discard.
- In a large shallow stockpot heat butter 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 cleaned mussels to the pot, cover and steam for 3 minutes. Carefully open the lid and stir mussels.
- Cover and steam until mussels are opened up and cooked, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Taste the sauce. If desired, season with remaining lemon juice, zest, salt, and pepper to taste. Top mussels with parsley and serve with lemon wedges.
Nutrition
Calories: 196kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 39mg | Sodium: 498mg | Potassium: 180mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 800IU | Vitamin C: 23.1mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 1.8mg
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