Melissa's Mussels

Melissa's Mussels

Recipe by Melissa Rapoza Fragoza from allrecipes.com

40 Mins.

Ingredients

4

4 servings

  • 5 pounds mussels, cleaned and debearded
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
  • 5 large cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle beer
  • ½ cup red wine
  • 2 tablespoons peppercorns in brine, crushed (Optional)

Instructions

  • In a large pot (or the kitchen sink basin), soak the mussels 10 minutes in enough lightly salted cold water to cover.
  • In a separate large pot, mix the onion, tomatoes, garlic, beer, wine, and peppercorns. Place the mussels in the pot, and bring to a boil. Cook 10 minutes, reduce heat to low, and continue cooking 5 minutes, until mussels open. Discard unopened mussels.

Nutritional Facts

Per 4 servings

  • Calories: 209
  • Carbohydrate: 17g
  • Fat: 1g
  • Fiber: 2g
  • Protein: 19g
  • Sugar: 6g

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