MUSSELS MARINARA
MUSSELS MARINARA
MUSSELS MARINARA

Ingredients
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 garlic clove
  • crushed
  • ½ red chilli
  • seeds removed and finely chopped
  • 1 large vine tomato
  • chopped
  • 6tbsp dry white wine
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 110g/4oz mussels
  • beards removed (discard any opened mussels that don't close when tapped firmly)
  • 1 lemon
  • cut into 4 wedges
Directions
  • Heat the oil in a saucepan and fry the garlic
  • chilli and tomato for two minutes. Add the wine and simmer until the sauce has reduced by half. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  • Add the mussels and cover with a lid. Simmer in the liquid for 3-4 minutes until the shells have opened. Discard any mussels with shells that have not opened. Squeeze over the juice from one lemon wedge.
  • Lift out the mussels
  • arrange in a shallow bowl and spoon over the sauce. Garnish with the remaining lemon wedges to serve.