Name: Steamed mussels with crusty garlic toast
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/4 cup vegetable or olive oil; 1 brown onion, finely chopped; 3 clove garlic, (2 whole, 1 thinly sliced); 24 mussels, debearded, scrubbed; 1 cup white wine; 1/2 cup vegetable stock; 2 tablespoon drained, chopped capers; 1/3 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley; 4 slice white sourdough bread; mixed salad, to serve

Steamed mussels with crusty garlic toast

Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

10M

Total

25M

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Ingredients

1/4 cup vegetable or olive oil

1 brown onion, finely chopped

3 clove garlic, (2 whole, 1 thinly sliced)

24 mussels, debearded, scrubbed

1 cup white wine

1/2 cup vegetable stock

2 tablespoon drained, chopped capers

1/3 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley

4 slice white sourdough bread

mixed salad, to serve

Method

1.Preheat oven to 220°C/200°C fan forced. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a saucepan over moderate heat. Add onion and sliced garlic, cook and stir, 3 minutes, or until soft. Add mussels, wine and stock. Cover and bring to a simmer. Simmer, 5 minutes, or until mussels open. Stir in capers and parsley. Remove from heat.

2.Meanwhile, preheat an oven-grill to high. Cut remaining garlic in half, then rub cut side of garlic over both sides of bread. Drizzle bread with remaining oil. Grill, 1 minute each side, or until golden.

3.Serve mussels with garlic toast and salad, if desired.

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