Name: Creamy tomato and chilli mussels
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 red onion, thinly sliced; 2 clove garlic, thinly sliced; 1 cup white wine; 400 gram can diced tomatoes; 1 teaspoon chilli flakes; 1 kilogram bag mussels, cleaned; 1/2 cup thickened cream; 2 tablespoon chopped parsley; crusty bread, to serve

Creamy tomato and chilli mussels

Hot, perfectly cooked mussels are beautiful simmered in a creamy, fragrant tomato and chill sauce. Enjoy them straight out of the pot with a glass of wine.

Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

15M

Total

25M

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 red onion, thinly sliced

2 clove garlic, thinly sliced

1 cup white wine

400 gram can diced tomatoes

1 teaspoon chilli flakes

1 kilogram bag mussels, cleaned

1/2 cup thickened cream

2 tablespoon chopped parsley

crusty bread, to serve

Method

1.In a large saucepan, heat oil on high. Saute onion and garlic 2-3 minutes, until tender.

2.Stir in wine. Bring to boil on high. Reduce heat to low and simmer 3-4 minutes, until reduced by half. Stir in tomatoes and chilli. Bring back to the boil.

3.Add mussels. Simmer, covered, 2-3 minutes, until mussels open.

4.Stir cream and half parsley through. Simmer 1-2 minutes. Serve topped with remaining parsley. Accompany with crusty bread.

This dish can also be prepared omitting the tomatoes and chilli. Just increase cream to 1 cup.
Note

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