Mussels In White
Wine Sauce
In some parts of Adriatic Sea where the water is extremely clean mussels
are cultivated. They are easily accessible to the residents surrounding Adriatic . Mussels are often and favorite dish in my city.
Usually prepared with white wine, also personally I prefer their taste in white
wine, it’s very delicious. These mussels took only 15 min from pot to plate.
Prepared with fresh tomato, garlic and parsley and cooked in white wine, they
taste excellent. Try it; it’s not difficult to cook.
Ingredients:
·
Mussels 1 kg /2.2 pounds/
·
Onions 200g /7 oz/
·
Tomato 200g /7 oz/
·
Garlic 20g / 0.7 oz/
·
1 Lemon
·
Olive oil 2 dl /1 cup/
·
White wine 4 dl /2 cups/
·
Pepper in grain
·
Parsley
·
Salt
Directions:
1. Cut onion thinly, then
garlic, parsley and tomatoes. Cut lemon into slices.
2. Wash
all mussels.
3. In a
deep pot heat up the olive oil, add onions and
fry it at low heat for 5min. Add tomatoes in the
pot, garlic and parsley and fry for 5 min.
4. Add mussels in a pot
and lemon slices, pepper in grain, salt and white
wine.
5. Cook
all ingredients in a closed pot, until
the mussels open. When they open the dish
is over. Serve mussels in a deeper bowl.
Calories : 210
Preparation time: 20 min | Cook time: 15
min | Serves: 4
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Did You Know? That the
Romans were responsible for the popularization of wine in Europe ,
especially in western parts. After the fall of that civilization wine
production in Europe wasn’t established until
the late medieval period!