Mussels Marinara
- Olive oil
- 1 cooking onion, diced
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 3/4 cup white wine
- 1 28 oz. can tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- Pinch Red pepper flakes
- 2 pounds mussels, cleaned
- 1/4 cup parsley, chopped
- Salt
- Bread, for serving
- Coat the bottom of a large pan or dutch oven with olive oil and place over medium heat. Saute the onion until translucent. Add the garlic and saute for a minute.
- Pour in the wine and scrape the bottom of the pan. Reduce to half the original volume.
- Add the tomatoes with their juice, oregano, red pepper flakes and salt to taste. Used a spoon to break up the tomatoes. Simmer the sauce for 20-30 minutes, stirring occasionally until the tomatoes break down. Taste for seasoning.
- Add the mussels to the pot and turn up the heat. Cover and cook until the mussels open up, about 6-8 minutes. If any mussels do not open up, discard them.
- Pour the contents of the pan into a serving bowl. Top with parsley and serve with bread.
olive oil, onion, garlic, white wine, tomatoes, oregano, red pepper, mussels, parsley, salt, bread
Taken from food52.com/recipes/11958-mussels-marinara (may not work)