Mussels Alla Marinara Recipes

MUSSELS MARINARA

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large stockpot. Gently saute onions and garlic until golden brown, being careful not to burn them. Add mussels to pot along with beer, marinara sauce, salt, pepper, and pasta seasoning, and top off with fresh chopped tomatoes and fresh basil. Cover pot and simmer until mussels open. Remove mussels to serving platter, discarding any that do not open. Spoon sauce around mussels and put extra sauce in a serving bowl to be used for dipping crusty bread or serving over a side of pasta.

COZZE ALLE MARINARA (MUSSELS MARINARA)

Steps:

• 1. Preparation: In a large saucepan or pasta pot, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the garlic and tomatoes. With a wooden spoon, break up the tomatoes and stir. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer until the tomatoes lose their rawness, about 10 minutes.
• 2. Add the wine and season with saffron, salt and pepper. Add the red pepper and cayenne pepper, to taste depending on desired heat (if using). Increase the heat to medium-high and simmer until thickened, about 10 minutes. Add the mussels, cover and cook until they open, 3 to 5 minutes.
• 3. Garnish with fresh chopped parsley and serve over pasta or with a side of Bruschetta for dipping in the sauce.
• 4. Recipe adapted from The Institute of Culinary Education, Techniques of Italian Cooking -Kristen Hess, Author of theartfulgourmet.com

MUSSELS MARINARA DI AMORE

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, warm oil and saute garlic until transparent.
• Add tomatoes, oregano, basil and red pepper flakes to skillet; reduce heat to low to simmer for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain and reserve.
• Add wine and mussels to skillet; cover and increase heat to high for 3 to 5 minutes or until mussel shells are open.
• Pour over hot pasta, sprinkle with parsley and squeeze lemon wedge over all. Garnish with remaining lemon and serve.

MUSSELS MARINARA

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and saute until cooked. Add the wine and reduce it by half, then add the plum tomatoes, oregano and parsley. Add the mussels to the pan and allow to cook for about 10 minutes until all the mussels are open. Transfer mussels to a platter. (Discard any mussels that do not open.)
• You can mound some pasta in the center of the plate surrounded by the mussels or have some bruschetta handy for dipping into the sauce.
• Adjust the seasoning for the sauce with salt and pepper, as necessary. Coat the mussels with the sauce and sprinkle with fresh chopped basil just before serving.

MUSSELS MARINARA

Steps:

• If using live mussels, dump into colander and rinse well.
• Any mussel that does not close (at least a little) when sprayed with water is no good and should be discarded.
• Remove any"beards" remaining.
• Put mussels into a heavy skillet and add tomatoes, oil, wine, garlic, and seasoning.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
• Mussels are done when the shells open up (discard any that remain shut).
• If using frozen mussels, cook until completely heated through.
• Serve over linguine with crusty bread to sop up the juice.
• Accompany with remaining wine and a salad.

MUSSELS ALLA MARINARA

Steps:

• Melt butter in a frying pan, add the veggies and cook at medium for about 5 minutes. Don't let them take too much color.
• Add wine, bay leaf, thyme, salt, pepper, diced tomatoes, and tomatoes paste; bring to a boil and let cook another 5 minutes.
• (All this could be prepared ahead of time and brought back to a boil at meal time).
• Clean the mussels.
• Those you find open knock it against another.
• If it does not close by itself discard it--it's dead.
• Same with those that didn't open after cooking.
• Now add the mussels to the boiling sauce; cover and cook 4 minutes.
• Serve 12 mussels per person.
• Pour sauce over it. Sprinkle parsley. (Serve with good French or Italian bread). Better if you warm your plates ahead of time in oven 180°F.
• Don't forget an empty dish at the center of table for the discarded shells.