Name: Steamed Mussels with Piri Piri Sauce Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 6 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: For Sauce:; 6 tbsp red onion; ¼ cup parsley; 3 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp red wine vinegar; 1 tbsp water; 1 garlic clove; ½ jalapeno pepper; ¼ tsp kosher salt; ⅛ tsp black pepper; ¼ tsp red pepper; For Mussels:; 2 lbs fresh live mussels; ¾ cup White Wine; ¾ cup water

Steamed Mussels with Piri Piri Sauce Recipe

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.

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking: 6 minutes

Total: 26 minutes

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

Combine all the sauce ingredients in a medium bowl and mix well. Sit at room temperature while preparing the mussels.
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.
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.
Clean off the outsides with a brush to remove any barnacles or dirt.
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.
Carefully drain water and divide into 4 bowls.
Top the mussels with the Piri Piri and enjoy!