mussels

king_nothing · Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:30 pm Post subject: mussels

how do you prepare and cook mussles????? suprise

yoxford · Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:04 am Post subject:

I usually start by looking on the back of the packaging big grin

dazzaman · Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 11:13 am Post subject:

Hi king nothing
Start by pulling the stringy bit off each one,then tap them to make sure they close up,discard any that don`t as they are dead!
I like to chop a little garlic and onion,place in a deep pan with about a glass of white wine and 1/2 cup of water,season with salt and pepper(sea salt and freshly ground black pepper is my preference)
Bring to the boil,this wil cook the onion and garlic,while the liquid is boiling add the prepared mussels,cover the pan with a lid,after about 2-3 mins remove the lid and turn the heat off,add some freshley chopped parsley
The mussels will now be open and not overcooked,remove from the pan into a serving dish,any unopened ones discard as they will be dead and if eaten will cause stomach upset!!!!!!
Pour some of the liquer over the mussels,then enjoy,mopping up the juice with some fresh crusty bread big grin

Hope this helps,Darren cool

welshsteve · Occasional Joined: Dec 28, 2007 Posts: 152 Location: Barry

I think I would rather eat the fish than the bait big grin

geggy_poos · Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 1:15 pm Post subject:

they are best in france! big grin

lol!

greg