Baked Mussels With Pesto Breadcrumbs
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 1 1/2 lbs fresh mussels, scrubbed
- 1/2 cup plain breadcrumbs
- 8 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 3/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup pesto sauce
- kosher salt
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add wine and mussels; cover and cook 3 to 5 minutes. Discard any unopened mussels, and reserve cooking liquid.
- Allow mussels to stand until cool enough to handle. Open mussels, and discard top shells. Detach meat, and return to bottom half.
- Combine breadcrumbs and next 3 ingredients in a small bowl; mix well.
- Pour 1/2 inch kosher salt into a large baking pan. Place mussels on top of salt in baking pan. Spoon 1/2 teaspoon of reserved cooking liquid over each mussel. Top with heaping teaspoon of breadcrumb mixture.
- Broil 5 1/2 inches from heat 3 minutes or until breadcrumbs are lightly browned. Serve immediately.
white wine, fresh mussels, breadcrumbs, bacon, parmesan cheese, pesto sauce, kosher salt
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/baked-mussels-with-pesto-breadcrumbs-427945 (may not work)