- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 cup chopped onion
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped garlic
- 1 28-ounce can Italian-style tomatoes with juices, coarsely chopped
- 1 tablespoon dried Italian spices
- 1 large bay leaf
- 1/2 cup Sherry
- 2 pounds mussels, scrubbed, debearded
Directions: Heat oil in a large pot. Cook onions and garlic until soft and golden. Add tomatoes, spices, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil and simmer for 30 minutes. Remove bay leaf, add sherry, and mussels, stirring to coat. Cover and simmer until most mussels open (about five minutes). Remove any unopened mussels. Serve mussels and broth in bowls, with crusty Italian bread – to soak up the yummy broth.
Enjoy!
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How did I miss this one? I love love love mussels (hate the scrubbing & debearding but eh). This look yummy & although I really love the broth in this one: http://dianeskitchentable.wordpress.com/2012/03/29/mussels-in-buttery-garlic-sauce/ I have to say your recipe looks a whole lot safer.
Oh my WORD. I cannot believe you poured mussels into the mixer. I can totally picture the flying slimeballs in your kitchen. Wow.
What can I say, it was the closet appliance. I think the original recipe threw me with that immersion blender thing because all I could conjure up was standing in a big pot blending. The first one smacking me in the forehead got my attention, but at that point it was a little too late. Lola loved it of course because everything that hit the floor was hers.
That looks fabulous!!
I’ve only eaten mussels at Chinese restaurants, and it’s kind of a guess when ordering: sometimes they’re really fresh, but other times it’s like “Whoaaa, no one must have ordered these recently!”
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Thanks for sharing!
Also, I’d love it if you could join me for something new on my blog! (Doesn’t have to be every week – just any Saturday you have time. :-))
http://recipeshappen.com/2012/09/08/new-saturday-upsides/
Bonnie
Reminds me of the time I ate raw salmon sushi at a sushi place that just didn’t seem that busy. BIG mistake. I cannot (and you wouldn’t want me too!) describe how sick I was. Just to give you an idea, though, SCOTT has never gotten over it, and he wasn’t even the one who was SICK! Blech!
Sorry it’s Sunday as I’m getting to this. I’m going to check out your Saturday “thingy” and if I’m too late, I’ll be back next week!
Thanks for sharing that story!
I know it was at your expense, but I had to laugh!! It must have been bad!!
Awesome; I’m so glad you’ll consider doing “Saturday Upsides” next weekend! I did have two people join me this weekend – not bad for the first time, when I totally just pulled it out ON SATURDAY with no warning. š
Bonnie