Mussels Marinara
Mussels Marinara

Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, mussels marinara. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Mussels Marinara is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They are nice and they look wonderful. Mussels Marinara is something that I have loved my whole life.

Heat the oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and saute until cooked. Add the wine and reduce it by half, then add the plum tomatoes, oregano and parsley. Mussels and linguine in a spicy tomato broth are very flavorful.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook mussels marinara using 18 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Mussels Marinara:
  1. Prepare 1/2 tablespoon salt and water to cook the pasta
  2. Take 8 ounces linguine- cook by the package directions
  3. Make ready 1/2 of an onion – finely diced
  4. Prepare 1/2 each jalapeno – finely diced (with seeds makes spicier -Your choice:)
  5. Take 3-4 cloves garlic – finely chopped
  6. Prepare 4 each mushrooms sliced
  7. Get 1/2 pint grape tomatoes- quartered- or a cup of diced tomatoes
  8. Make ready 1 ounce olive oil
  9. Make ready 1/4 teaspoon dry,thyme
  10. Make ready 1/4 teaspoon dry,oregano
  11. Make ready 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  12. Get 1 teaspoon salt
  13. Make ready 1 1/2 teaspoon sugar (If you like a slightly sweeter sauce adjust at the end:)
  14. Take 1 cup clam juice
  15. Prepare 1-1 1/2 pounds mussels cleaned - no dead ones
  16. Take 2 cups tomato sauce
  17. Take 1 ounce basil - fine chiffonade/ribbon cut
  18. Make ready as needed Parmesan

Serve with garlic bread and a green salad. Put mussels into a heavy skillet and add tomatoes, oil, wine, garlic, and seasoning. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Mussels are done when the shells open up (discard any that remain shut).

Steps to make Mussels Marinara:
  1. Clean mussels- they should be closed, and if anything is hanging off pull and cut seaweed or beard. If open tap on counter three or four times to see if it closes. If it stays open throw it away. Dead shellfish will make you very sick.
  2. Place a 4 quart pot on and fill with 2 quarts of water and bring to a boil add a 1/2 tablespoon of salt
  3. In a 4 quart pot, cook off pasta and set aside
  4. Add the thyme,oregano, pepper, salt, sugar and clam juice and simmer for 5 minutes.
  5. Add mussels and tomato sauce Cover and cook until mussels have opened about 10 minutes. Discard any mussels that have not opened after that. Toss in basil and adjust seasonings if needed.
  6. Mix the mussels and sauce with pasta and serve Parmesan on top as you like.
  7. Note -I like adding peeled shrimp and scallops to make a Seafood Marinara I add them at the same time as I add the mussels. The scallops should be firm and the shrimp pink.

Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Mussels are done when the shells open up (discard any that remain shut). If using frozen mussels, cook until completely heated through. Mussels marinara is a classic Italian dish that looks way fancier than the effort involved! It's easy, affordable, and tastes incredible.

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