Free mussels!

[erudito]

One of my favourite local cafe/restaurants, Pistacchio, gave me a large bag of free mussels.

I need to do something with them. Involving cooking. Any offers of help or suggestions?

Comments

[tyggerjai]

DIY Gumbo, if you can find okra at this time of year.

[montjoye]

clean them if they are not already. Big pan, splash white wine, handful herbs, garlic if I'm not eating them. Lid. Steam until they open

Eat- with bread and butter is lovely.

[evildrakey]

or the belgisn way... large pot, a decent bekgian beer, herbs, garlics, lots of green shallots...

Serve with Frits (Chips)

[bunnikins]

What montjoye said - wine, herbs, steam and eat. Or steam and serve over pasta, then eat. Herbs can be whatever you think will taste good, and just garlic, parsley & butter is good too.

You probably already know this part, but toss out any broken/badly cracked ones, and any that are open and don't close when you tap them - those ones are dead. Wow, I haven't cooked mussels for..*thinks*..fifteen years!

Simple but lovely!

[jermand]

Generous helpings of the following : Mussels, Onions, Garlic, White wine, Peper corns, Butter and Cream.

Clean the mussels and boil them.
Slice the onion and fry in butter with garlic till soft and golden.
Add a good slosh of white wine and ground peper corns to the onions.
Drain and add mussels to the pot.
Add some more white wine.
simmer.
Take off the heat, Pour in cream - mix.
Serve witth crusty bread and butter.