Steamed Mussels

Name: Steamed Mussels
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 50 g / 3 tbsp butter (, unsalted); 1/2 onion (, finely chopped (brown, yellow, white)); 3 g arlic cloves (, very finely chopped); 1 kg / 2 lbs mussels (, bearded and scrubbed (Note 1)); 1 cup (250ml) dry white wine; 2 tomatoes (, deseeded and diced (Note 2)); 1/4 cup flat leaf parsley (, roughly chopped); Lemon wedges ((essential!)); Crusty bread to serve ((essential!))

Recipe video above. Mussels are highly underrated – they’re cheap, quick and easy to cook, and delicious! This is a classic way to cook mussels - in a garlic white wine butter sauce. Be sure to have plenty of crusty bread to mop up the delicious sauce, it's my favourite part!

⏱ 20 min 🔨 Prep 10min 🔥 Cook 10min 📊 Easy 🍽 4 servings ⭐ 4.9 (24) 👁 4

Ingredients

4 servings

50 g / 3 tbsp butter (, unsalted)
1/2 onion (, finely chopped (brown, yellow, white))
3 g arlic cloves (, very finely chopped)
1 kg / 2 lbs mussels (, bearded and scrubbed (Note 1))
1 cup (250ml) dry white wine
2 tomatoes (, deseeded and diced (Note 2))
1/4 cup flat leaf parsley (, roughly chopped)
Lemon wedges ((essential!))
Crusty bread to serve ((essential!))

Instructions

Heat oil in a large, heavy pot over medium heat, melt butter.
Add the garlic and onion, stirring occasionally until onion is soft and fragrant - about 3 minutes.
Turn heat up to high, add wine and bring to boil. Simmer 2 minutes until the harsh alcoholic smell is gone.
Stir in tomatoes, add mussels stir to coat in sauce a bit.
Cover, lower heat to medium high and cook, shaking pot once or twice.
The mussels are cooked when they are open - around 6 to 8 minutes.
Toss through parsley and season to taste with salt and pepper. Be careful with the salt as the mussels are already salty, so taste first.
Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil, and serve with lemon wedgeds on the side so people can use as much as they wish. Serve immediately with crusty bread to mop up the sauce!

Nutrition per serving

Protein16g

Carbs11g

Fat13g

272kcal

16gProtein

11gCarbs

13gFat

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$266.00

Per Serving
$67.00/serving

🏠 Savings
~$532.00 vs buying!

📋 Price Breakdown (56% ingredients detected)

Ingredient	Amount	Subtotal
/ 3 tbsp butter	50 g	$55.00
onion	0.5	$25.00
arlic cloves	3 g	$4.00
/ 2 lbs mussels	1 kg	-
	1 cup	-
tomatoes	2	$29.00
flat leaf parsley	0.25 cup	$153.00
Lemon wedges	-	-
Crusty bread to serve	-	-