Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, steamed mussels. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Steamed Mussels is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They are fine and they look wonderful. Steamed Mussels is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

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

The ingredients needed to make Steamed Mussels:

1. Prepare fresh mussels
2. Make ready white wine (pinot grigio works the best)
3. Get garlic
4. Take shallots
5. Make ready oil/butter
6. Make ready 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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