Mussels
Quick, easy and cheap: mussels steamed with garlic, bay leaf and lemon, ready in minutes.
by Gerard
Ingredients
- 1 kg mussels
- to taste salt
- 1 clove garlic
- 0.5 bay leaf
- 1 slices lemon1 slice
- as needed white wineoptional, a splash
- as needed olive oil
Tools (1)
- pot with lid
Steps
- Clean the mussels mussels1 kg well, removing all the debris they carry, and rinse them under running water.
- Put them in a pot with lid pot with lid with a finger of water and salt saltto taste , a garlic garlic1 clove clove, a bay leaf bay leaf0.5 and a lemon lemon1 slices1 slice slice, plus a splash of white wine white wineas neededoptional, a splash if you’re using it.
- Cover the pot pot with lid and steam until every mussel mussels1 kg is fully open, about 3-4 min: don’t stop before they’re all open, but don’t overcook them either.
- Dress them with a drizzle of olive oil olive oilas needed ; you can also dress them with lemon lemon1 slices1 slice , mayonnaise, etc.
Clean the mussels mussels1 kg well, removing all the debris they carry, and rinse them under running water.
Put them in a pot with lid pot with lid with a finger of water and salt saltto taste , a garlic garlic1 clove clove, a bay leaf bay leaf0.5 and a lemon lemon1 slices1 slice slice, plus a splash of white wine white wineas neededoptional, a splash if you’re using it.
Cover the pot pot with lid and steam until every mussel mussels1 kg is fully open, about 3-4 min: don’t stop before they’re all open, but don’t overcook them either.
Dress them with a drizzle of olive oil olive oilas needed ; you can also dress them with lemon lemon1 slices1 slice , mayonnaise, etc.