Easy & Delicious Mussels Recipes: 10 Simple Dishes

Want to try some simple and delicious mussels recipes at home? You can now wind up your search as we give you some tasty recipes that you can prepare with less effort.

So, what are you waiting for? Start reading and know about those lip smacking mussels recipes!

1. Steamed Mussels:

Are you new to mussels? Then, steamed mussels recipes would be the right place to get started.

Ingredients:

• Mussels – 4 pounds
• Olive oil – 2 tbsp
• Shallots – 2, finely chopped
• Garlic – 5 cloves
• Thyme – 1 tbsp, dried
• Lemon juice – 1 tbsp
• Chicken broth – 3 cups
• Butter – 2 tbsp
• Salt – to taste
• Red pepper flakes – 1 tsp or more according to taste

How To Make:

1. Discard broken shells and clean the mussels thoroughly under running water.
2. Sauté garlic, thyme, and shallots in oil in a 6 quart stockpot and add mussels.
3. Mix in lemon juice and chicken broth and give a quick mix.
4. Mix in red pepper flakes, cover the vessel and steam the mixture until mussels are open.
5. Add salt, and butter, cover again, and steam until mussels soften. Adjust seasoning.
6. Serve hot.

2. Mussels In White Wine Sauce:

You can try this to impress your sweetheart on a lazy weekend.

Ingredients:

• Mussels – 3 cups
• Dry white wine – 2 cups
• Garlic – 4 cloves
• Shallots – 3
• Mixed herbs – 1 tbsp
• Butter – 2 tbsp
• Salt to taste

How To Make:

1. Rinse mussels thoroughly and keep aside.
2. Sauté garlic and shallots in 1 tbsp butter until garlic turns golden brown. Mix in herbs and rest of the butter and sauté for a minute more.
3. Add white wine and simmer for about 7 minutes.
4. Add mussels, cover, and cook until mussels soften.
5. Add salt, simmer for a minute more, and serve hot.

3. Mussels In Spicy Tomato Gravy:

A fabulous treat for the spice lovers, it makes a good side dish for rice as well as Indian flat breads.

Ingredients:

• Mussels – ½ kg
• Finely sliced onions – ½ cup
• Ginger garlic paste – 2 tsp
• Green chillies – 4, finely chopped
• Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
• Tomatoes – 1 cup, finely chopped
• Garam Masala – 1 tsp
• Coriander leaves – 1 tbsp
• Cooking oil – 2 tbsp
• Salt – to taste

How To Make:

1. Allow cumin seeds to splutter in heated cooking oil.
2. Add ginger garlic paste and sauté for a minute.
3. Toss in onions and green chilies and sauté until onions turn dark brown.
4. Add tomatoes, cover, and cook until tomatoes turn soft.
5. Add mussels and cook until mussels become soft.
6. Add salt to taste. Simmer for a minute more.
7. Sprinkle garam masala and coriander leaves and give a quick mix.
8. Serve hot atop rice.

4. Mussels In Chorizo And Tomato Broth:

Steamy, saucy mussels served with chorizo sausage – you are sure to win loads of compliments for trying out this one.

Ingredients:

• Chorizo Sausage – 8 oz, cut into 1/3 inch pieces
• Mussels – 2.5 kg
• Butter – 2 tbsp
• Onion – ½ cup, thinly sliced
• Smoked paprika – 1 tsp
• Red pepper flakes – 1 tsp
• Ground black pepper – ½ tsp
• Garlic cloves – 6 cloves
• Tomatoes – 2, finely chopped
• White wine – ½ cup
• Heavy cream – ½ cup
• Parsley leaves – as desired

How To Make:

1. Cook the sausage over medium heat for 6 minutes. Transfer to paper towels to drain excess oil.
2. Reserve just 1 tbsp fat. Melt in butter with the fat.
3. Saute onions with red pepper flakes, paprika, and ground black pepper until onions are soft.
4. Mix in garlic and tomatoes and cook until tomato turns pulpy.
5. Mix in cream, wine, and parsley. Add the sausage and cook to a boil.
6. Add mussels and cook, covered, on low heat, until the shells open up.
7. Serve hot.

5. Steamed Mussels In Miso Broth:

A tasty Japanese delicacy, this one is richly flavored with the blend of ginger and miso paste.

Ingredients:

• Mussels – 2 cups
• Onion – ½ cup
• Cooking oil – ¼ cup
• Miso paste – 1 tsp
• Garlic – 1 tsp, finely chopped
• Ginger – 1 tsp, finely chopped
• Hot chili sauce – 1 tbsp
• Vegetable broth – 1 ½ cups
• Any leafy vegetable of your choice [optional]

How To Make:

1. Saute onions with garlic and ginger for about 3 to 4 minutes. Mix in miso paste, chili sauce, and vegetable broth and cook on high heat for 3 minutes.
2. Mix in leafy greens and mussels, cover, and steam for 5 minutes or until mussels open up.
3. Serve fresh.

6. Mussel Linguine:

Have you ever tried pasta with mussels recipe? Adding mussels to pasta gives it a totally novel flavor that everyone will love.

Ingredients:

• Mussels – 2 cups
• Linguine pasta – 3 cups, cooked al dente, drained
• Onions – 1 cup, thinly sliced
• Garlic – 1 tbsp, finely minced
• Tomato – ½ cup, finely chopped
• Mix dried herbs – 1 tsp
• Salt – to taste
• Butter – 2 tbsp

How To Make:

1. Saute garlic and onions in melted butter until onion turns light brown. Mix in dried herbs and sauté for a minute more.
2. Add tomatoes and mussels, cover, and cook until shells open up.
3. Add cooked linguine and toss. Adjust seasoning.
4. Serve hot.

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