Steamed Mussels in Tomato Garlic Wine Broth with Grilled Bread
Ingredients
2 servings:
2 pounds (910g) fresh Mussels, cleaned and scrubbed
3 Tablespoons (45ml) Olive Oil
5 cloves Garlic, minced
3 large Shallots, minced
1 1/2 cups (360ml) dry White Wine
1/2 teaspoon Kosher or Sea Salt
Fresh cracked Black Pepper, to taste
3 large ripe Tomatoes, coarsely chopped
3 - 4 fresh springs Thyme, or your favorite herb
Zest of 1 Lemon
Slices of French bread or crusty bread
Olive oil for spraying on bread
Instructions
Step 1
Pre-Heat Steam Convention Oven on Steam mode at 210 degrees.
Step 2
On a stovetop, heat a large saucepan over medium heat then add olive oil. Then, add onions and garlic and cook till tender and translucent.
Step 3
Add white wine, sprigs of herbs and salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat.
Step 4
Add chopped tomatoes to wine broth.
Step 5
In the Full-Size Cooking Pan, add mussels and pour tomato garlic wine broth over mussels and steam them 5-10 minutes or until the majority of the mussels open up. Discard mussels that do not open up.
Step 6
Spray or brush olive oil on slices of crusty bread. On heated grill or pan, grill the bread until they become crisp.
Step 7
In serving bowls, add cooked mussels and ladle over some tomato garlic wine broth. Garnish with fresh sprigs of herbs and serve with grilled bread
