Mussels are a type of shellfish found in the seas and can be found along the coastline in the wild. However, those mussels that are now sold in stores are brought from special farms that breed them.
Boiled mussels of any kind have an almost rubbery, dense structure and a very strong marine aroma. Freshwater mussels are not used in cooking, but various dishes are prepared from sea mollusks with green and blue lips.
To prepare mussels with white wine and fresh vegetables, you will need the following set of ingredients:
- bay leaf (2 pieces);
- sea mussels (1.5 kg);
- fresh greens in assortment;
- medium-sized carrots (4 pieces);
- dry white wine (127 ml);
- onions (2 pieces);
- vegetable broth (220 ml);
- peeled garlic teeth (2 pieces);
- freshly ground black pepper and fine salt;
- leeks (1 piece);
- olive oil (1 tablespoon).
Rinse the sea mussels very thoroughly under running cool water, at the same time remove the growths from the shells. All mussels should also be reviewed, and if there are those that had previously opened shells, then they should be discarded immediately, as they are completely unsuitable for human consumption.
Garlic teeth in the required amount, onions and carrots, first peel, then chop into small cubes. Chop the leg of the peeled leek into not very wide rings. Heat the olive oil in the required amount in a frying pan with a thick bottom, put the previously prepared root vegetables and garlic in it, add ground pepper and salt.
Add processed mussels to these ingredients, pour wine and vegetable broth, season the contents of the pan with bay leaves, allspice and fresh thyme. Put a frying pan with mussels and vegetables over medium heat and wait until the contents begin to boil, then cover the dishes with a lid, continue cooking for another ten minutes.
Remove those mussels that remain with closed shells from the frying pan, discard them, put all the other components together with the broth in equal portions on plates.
