Saturday, March 5, 2011

Mussel soup

500g mussels (out of shells) We used frozen mussels
1 onion, diced
6 tomatoes, diced
4 bay leaves
500ml dry white wine
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 pinch saffron
1/4 teaspoon cayenne (to taste)
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice (to taste)
pepper, to taste
basil, chopped for garnish
parsley, chopped for garnish

Directions:

Fry onions in oil until brown, add all the ingredients except mussels. Cook for about 10 minutes

Add mussels
cook another 10 minutes on low heat

1 comment:

Diane said...

I will join you any day if you cook this :-) Diane