Mussels in White Wine

This extremely simple dish is light , elegant and savory and one of my girlfriends favorite dishes. 

Clean 3 pounds of mussels , removing and beards and rinse under cold water. Give the mussels a couple of hard shakes , this should cause the mussels to close. If any mussels do not close tap them on the counter or with a knife edge. Discard any mussels that do not open.

Chop onions, tomato and garlic and reserve on a plate.

Chop fresh parsley and green onion and set aside.

Heat olive oil in a pan on High and add garlic, red pepper flakes and black pepper.














Add chopped tomato and onions.

Add the white wine and let simmer for 5 minutes or until the liquid is almost gone.

Add mussels , parsley and green onion and wine.
Stir and cover for 5 minutes.

After 5 minutes stir the pot again (mussels should be open) cover again for a couple minutes.

Toss the pan into a large serving dish and enjoy !!

Best served with fresh garlic bread and more wine of course.














Mussels in White Wine

3 lbs of fresh mussels
2 cups of wine , divided into 1 cup servings
2 plum tomatoes
2 small onions
1 bunch fresh parsley
4 green onions
4 cloves of fresh garlic
1 tsp red pepper flakes (or to your own taste)
1 tsp fresh ground pepper


Clean 3 pounds of mussels , removing and beards and rinse under cold water. Give the mussels a couple of hard shakes , this should cause the mussels to close. If any mussels do not close tap them on the counter or with a knife edge. Discard any mussels that do not open.

Chop onions, tomato and garlic and reserve on a plate.

Chop fresh parsley and green onion and set aside.

Heat olive oil in a pan on High and add garlic, red pepper flakes and black pepper.

Add chopped tomato and onions.

Add mussels , parsley and green onion and wine.
Stir and cover for 5 minutes.

After 5 minutes stir the pot again (mussels should be open) cover again for a couple minutes.


Toss the pan into a large serving dish and enjoy !!

Best served with fresh garlic bread and more wine of course.