Dinner Tonight: Spicy Southwest Mussels Recipe
- 2 tablespoons garlic, chopped
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 cup dry white wine
- Juice of 1 lime
- 4 pounds mussels, cleaned and debearded
- 1/2 cup scallions, chopped
- 1/4 cup parsley, chopped
- 1 tablespoon red chile flakes
- 1/2 cup plum tomatoes, chopped
- 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
- Pour the oil into a large pot and turn the heat to medium. Toss in the garlic and cook for a minute, or until slightly colored.
- Turn the heat to high and add the white wine, 1/2 the lime juice, mussels, scallions, parsley, and chile flakes. Cover and steam for about 5 minutes or until all the mussels have opened. Add the chopped tomatoes and cilantro. Turn off the heat and discard any mussels that haven't opened.
- Dump the mussels into a large bowl, squeeze the rest of the lime juice on top, and dig in.
garlic, olive oil, white wine, lime, mussels, scallions, parsley, red chile flakes, tomatoes, cilantro
Taken from www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2008/05/spicy-southwest-mussels-recipe.html (may not work)