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
- â…›tspblack 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.Â
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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:Â 331.39kcal
- Fat:Â 15.26g
- Saturated Fat:Â 2.38g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 8.55g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 2.45g
- Carbohydrates:Â 11.61g
- Fiber:Â 0.47g
- Sugar:Â 1.18g
- Protein:Â 27.37g
- Cholesterol:Â 63.50mg
- Sodium:Â 774.06mg
- Calcium:Â 75.61mg
- Potassium:Â 811.73mg
- Iron:Â 9.46mg
- Vitamin A: 125.92µg
- Vitamin C:Â 26.84mg
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