Portuguese Mussels Recipe

Name: Portuguese Mussels
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 onion, chopped; 1 red bell pepper, cored, seeded and chopped; 1 pound fresh chorizo sausage; 6 plum tomatoes, cored and chopped; 1 pound small new potatoes, cut into quarters; 6 cloves garlic, minced; 2 cups dry white wine; 4 cups chicken or fish broth; 3 bay leaves; 1 teaspoon sea salt; 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; 4 pound mussels, debearded and scrubbed; 10 fresh basil leaves, cut into thin strips; 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

Servings: persons

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1 red bell pepper, cored, seeded and chopped
1 pound fresh chorizo sausage
6 plum tomatoes, cored and chopped
1 pound small new potatoes, cut into quarters
6 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups dry white wine
4 cups chicken or fish broth
3 bay leaves
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
4 pound mussels, debearded and scrubbed
10 fresh basil leaves, cut into thin strips
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

1
Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat and add the onion, cook and stir about 5 minutes.
2
Add the red pepper and continue to cook, stirring frequently about 5 minutes more.
3
Add the sausage, tomatoes and potatoes and cook until the sausage is cook through and the potatoes are slightly crispy.
4
Drain off any fat from the sausage.
5
Add the garlic and cook and stir about 1 minute longer.
6
Add the wine, broth, bay leaves, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes; reduce the heat and simmer about 20 minutes.
7
Increase the heat to high and add the mussels, basil and parsley and cover.
8
Cook until all the mussels are open, 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally.
9
If the mussels do not open in this amount of time, discard them.
10
Serve the mussels hot with the broth and vegetables poured over and around them with pieces of crusty bread for dipping into the broth.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 16 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 onion, chopped, 1 red bell pepper, cored, seeded and chopped, 1 pound fresh chorizo sausage, and more.

Yes, Portuguese Mussels falls under the Seafood category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3–4 days. Reheat gently before serving.

Portuguese Mussels

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