Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, steamed mussels. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Steamed Mussels is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Steamed Mussels is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook steamed mussels using 7 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Steamed Mussels:

1. Prepare fresh mussels
2. Prepare white wine (pinot grigio works the best)
3. Make ready garlic
4. Prepare shallots
5. Make ready oil/butter
6. Prepare Red pepper flakes or crushed red peppers (for tasting or more if you like a little kick)
7. Take Salt for tasting

Instructions to make Steamed Mussels:

1. Wash the mussels under water
2. Finely slice the shallots and garlic
3. Heat up the butter/oil in a pan on med-high heat
4. When the butter is melted or the oil is heated up, put in the shallots and garlic. Cook them until it's fragrant.
5. Put the mussels in with the wine. Stir to combine. You may need to lower the heat down to medium.
6. Put a lid on top and let them steam for 5 mins. After 5 minutes, you should see the mussel shells opening up. Stir them a bit to mix it up.
7. Put the lid back on and let them steam for about 2 mins and stir again. Do this until all the mussel shells are all open. The mussels are cooked when all their shells open up.
8. Sprinkle the red pepper flakes on top and serve while hot.

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