How To Make Steamed Mussels with Piri Piri Sauce
Add an extra kick of spiciness to your steamed mussels by adding the irresistible Piri Piri sauce which is a kicked-up chimichurri sauce.
Serves:
Ingredients
For Sauce:
- 6tbspred onion,finely chopped
- ¼cupparsley,finely chopped
- 3tbspolive oil
- 2tbspred wine vinegar
- 1tbspwater
- 1garlic clove,minced
- ½jalapeno pepper,seeded and minced
- ¼tspkosher salt
- ⅛tspblack pepper
- ¼tspred pepper,crushed
For Mussels:
- 2lbsfresh live mussels
- ¾cupwhite wine,use broth for whole30
- ¾cupwater
Instructions
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Combine all the sauce ingredients in a medium bowl and mix well. Sit at room temperature while preparing the mussels.
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Place mussels in a colander and rinse them under cold water to remove any sand. Scrub them with a stiff brush under cold running water to remove any sand.
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The shells will be closed until you cook them, discard any cracked shells. To debeard, use your fingers to firmly pull out the hairy filaments.
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Clean off the outsides with a brush to remove any barnacles or dirt.
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Place ¾ cups of water and ¾ cup of white wine in a large pot and bring to boil. Add the mussels, cover, and steam until the mussels are all open for 5 to 6 minutes.
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Carefully drain water and divide into 4 bowls.
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Top the mussels with the Piri Piri and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 331.39kcal
- Fat: 15.26g
- Saturated Fat: 2.38g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 8.55g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.45g
- Carbohydrates: 11.61g
- Fiber: 0.47g
- Sugar: 1.18g
- Protein: 27.37g
- Cholesterol: 63.50mg
- Sodium: 774.06mg
- Calcium: 75.61mg
- Potassium: 811.73mg
- Iron: 9.46mg
- Vitamin A: 125.92µg
- Vitamin C: 26.84mg
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