Pasta With Mussels Sauce

• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 12 cup dry white wine
• 14 cup chopped parsley
• 14 teaspoon ground pepper
• 14 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 4 lbs fresh mussels

1. Wash mussels in several changes of fresh water; using a small knife, remove"beards".
2. Soak mussels for about 30 minutes in cold water containing a handful of salt& a handful of flour.
3. This will remove any sand inside the mussels.
4. In a large saucepan, stir together the wine, garlic, 2 tbsp of the parsley& the pepper.
5. Drain the mussels& add to pot.
6. Cook over high heat until steaming; reduce heat to low, cover& steam until shells open (about 5- 7 minutes).
7. Discard any that don't open.
8. Using a fork, remove the mussels from their shells, letting the liquid from the shells drain back into the pot.
9. If you want, you can reserve 5 or 6 unopened as a garnish.
10. Set the mussels aside in a warm serving dish.
11. Cook the liquid in the pot over high heat until reduced to about 3/4 cup.
12. Stir in butter, lemon juice& tomato paste; pour over mussels.
13. Garnish with remaining parsley& serve hot over your favourite pasta.

garlic, white wine, parsley, ground pepper, butter, lemon juice, tomato paste, mussels

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pasta-with-mussels-sauce-57538 (may not work)