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MARITIME STEAMED MUSSELS
Maritime Steamed Mussels
I am from the Maritimes and this is a local favorite found at every restaurant in Nova Scotia.
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INGREDIENTS
- Cooking Time: 15
- Servings: 2
- Preparation Time: 10
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 3 minced garlic cloves
- ½ cup melted butter
- ¼ cup diced red onion
- ¼ cup diced celery
- ½ cup of white wine
- 2 Bay leafs
- 2 lb.’s of mussels, scrubbed and de-bearded
- 1 tbsp parsley
- ¼ cup cream (optional)
DIRECTIONS
Sauté the onions and 2 cloves of garlic in olive oil. In small dish combine melted butter, garlic clove and parsley Add celery to pot and sauté. Then add wine and bay leaves. Cook 2 minutes. Add mussels; cook covered on high until mussels open, about 6-8 minutes. You can add a little cream at the very end (this is what Granma Robbie does in Newfoundland) and serve with the melted butter mixture.
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I am from the Maritimes and this is a local favorite found at every restaurant in Nova Scotia.
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