Name: Baked mussels
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 24 black mussels (500g); 3/4 cup (180ml) water; 1/4 cup (60ml) olive oil; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 2 tablespoon finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 1/2 cup (35g) stale breadcrumbs; 1 tomato (130g), deseeded, chopped finely

Ingredients

24 black mussels (500g)

3/4 cup (180ml) water

1/4 cup (60ml) olive oil

1 clove garlic, crushed

2 tablespoon finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

1/2 cup (35g) stale breadcrumbs

1 tomato (130g), deseeded, chopped finely

Method

1.Scrub mussels, remove beards. Heat the water in large saucepan, add mussels; cook, covered, over high heat about 3 minutes or until shells open (discard any that do not). Drain; discard liquid.

2.Loosen mussels; remove from shell. Discard one half of each shell; reserve remaining half. Combine mussel meat, oil, garlic, parsley and breadcrumbs in small bowl; mix well. Cover; refrigerate 30 minutes.

3.Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F.

4.Place one mussel in each shell; place on oven tray. Combine tomato with breadcrumb mixture; spoon over mussels. Bake about 5 minutes or until breadcrumbs are browned lightly.

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