Title: Chilli Mussels
Broadcast: Episode 2, 8th July 18
Presenter: Theo Kalogeracos

To serve: 2-4

Ingredients

• 500gm Mussels, cleaned & debearded
• 50gm bacon cut into small pieces
• 1 red onion cut into small slices
• 2 cloves of Garlic (whole)
• 500mls White Wine
• 100gms of butter cut into pieces
• 2 fresh Chilli’s cut into small thin pieces
• 1 cup of chopped fine parsley
• Olive Oil
• Salt and Pepper
• Crusty Bread

Method

• Using a Wok on a medium flame, place 2 tablespoons of Olive oil and start cooking onions, garlic and bacon till the onions have softened and the bacon has gone slightly brown and crispy. (roughly 3-5 miunutes)
• Add the Mussels to the Wok and toss so the Mussels are covered in onions and bacon.
• Add a pinch of salt and pepper and pour in the white wine and bring to the boil.
• When it starts boiling, put the lid on the Wok and cook for 3-4 minutes then take off the flame.
• Remove the lid (the Mussels should be open) Add the butter, fresh Chilli & chopped Parsley and stir though.

Dig in! start eating the Mussel meat, the bread is there for you to soak up all that beautiful liquid at the bottom, Yum!

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