Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, steamed mussels. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Steamed Mussels is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look wonderful. Steamed Mussels is something that I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook steamed mussels using 7 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Steamed Mussels:

1. Make ready 5 lbs fresh mussels
2. Get 1/2 cup white wine (pinot grigio works the best)
3. Make ready 6 cloves garlic
4. Take 5-6 shallots
5. Make ready 1 tbsp oil/butter
6. Take Red pepper flakes or crushed red peppers (for tasting or more if you like a little kick)
7. Take Salt for tasting

Steps to make Steamed Mussels:

1. Wash the mussels under water
2. Finely slice the shallots and garlic
3. Heat up the butter/oil in a pan on med-high heat
4. When the butter is melted or the oil is heated up, put in the shallots and garlic. Cook them until it's fragrant.
5. Put the mussels in with the wine. Stir to combine. You may need to lower the heat down to medium.
6. Put a lid on top and let them steam for 5 mins. After 5 minutes, you should see the mussel shells opening up. Stir them a bit to mix it up.
7. Put the lid back on and let them steam for about 2 mins and stir again. Do this until all the mussel shells are all open. The mussels are cooked when all their shells open up.
8. Sprinkle the red pepper flakes on top and serve while hot.

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