Mussels With Bacon And Wine

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 lbs mussels, scrubbed
• 1 cup wine
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 2 shallots, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 8 slices bacon, chopped
• 2 large tomatoes, deseeded and chopped
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons chopped flat leaf parsley

Recipe

• 1 clean the mussels and discard any that don’t close when sharply tapped.
• 2 place the mussels in a large saucepan and cover with the wine. cook for 3–4 minutes, shaking the pan once or twice, until the mussels are open. transfer them to a bowl and discard any that do not open. strain the cooking liquid into a separate bowl to remove any grit or impurities and set this and the mussels aside.
• 3 melt half the butter in a pan over a low heat and add the shallots and garlic.
• 4 add the bacon, increase the heat to medium and cook for a few minutes until the bacon is crisp.
• 5 now add the tomatoes and cook until softened.
• 6 mash the flour and the remaining butter in a bowl, then add this mixture to the pan, piece by piece. at the same time, slowly add the mussel cooking liquid. if you find that the sauce is too thick, add a little water to loosen the mixture.
• 7 reheat the mussels in the sauce, then sprinkle with the parsley. serve immediately with some crusty bread.