Provencal mussels will be a wonderful side dish for delicate dishes. The classic is to serve these mussels with boiled rice, these two products are in perfect harmony with each other. Just do not put a lot of spices in the mussels, so as not to kill their delicate taste.
It is necessary
- - 500 g of mussels;
- - 100 ml of red wine;
- - 2 glasses of tomato juice;
- - 2 shallots;
- - 5 cloves of garlic;
- - 1/2 cup vegetable oil;
- - black pepper, salt, spices.
Instructions
Step 1
For preparing a snack, it is better to take frozen mussels, canned mussels in oil or mayonnaise are not suitable here, they are too salty. Defrost mussels, rinse, peel.
Step 2
Peel the onions with cloves of garlic, chop, lightly fry in a skillet in vegetable oil until a characteristic odor appears. Then you can pour two glasses of tomato juice into the skillet. Store-bought juice is suitable, only it should not contain sugar.
Step 3
Pour the prepared mussels next to the tomato juice, simmer under a closed lid. After 5 minutes, pour in 100 ml of red wine, stir. Salt and pepper the mussels to taste, add spices to taste, spicy mixtures of Provencal herbs will be appropriate here.
Step 4
Simmer mussels without covering, the liquid should evaporate at least half. Serve Provençal ready-made mussels with fresh bread and white or red wine. Garnish with chopped green onions.
