Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, steamed mussels. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Steamed Mussels is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Steamed Mussels is something that I have loved my whole life.

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

The ingredients needed to make Steamed Mussels:

1. Get 5 lbs fresh mussels
2. Prepare 1/2 cup white wine (pinot grigio works the best)
3. Prepare 6 cloves garlic
4. Prepare 5-6 shallots
5. Prepare 1 tbsp 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

Steps 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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