All Recipes Best Recipe Seafood Shellfish Mussels

Ingredients

4 quarts fresh mussels 1 (16 ounce) package linguini pasta 3 tablespoons butter 1 onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 6 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley 1 bay leaf ¼ teaspoon dried thyme 2 cups white wine

Nutrition Info

772 calories carbohydrate: 94.4 g cholesterol: 102.6 mg fat: 13.6 g fiber: 4.5 g protein: 46.1 g saturatedFat: 6.3 g servingSize: - sodium: 517 mg sugar: 9.2 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Scrub mussels and pull off beards, cutting them at the base with a paring knife. Discard those that do not close when you handle them and any with broken shells.
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente, drain and reserve.
Meanwhile, in a large skillet place 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, onion, garlic, parsley, bay leaf, thyme and wine. Bring to a boil and lower heat, cook for 2 minutes. Add mussels, cover and cook just until they open, 3 to 4 minutes. Do not overcook.
Divide pasta into 4 bowls and spoon mussels over noodles.
Strain mussel liquid, and return to pot. Add remaining butter or margarine and heat until it melts. Pour over mussels and serve.

4 servings

A wonderful mussel sauce served over a bed of noodles.