How To Make Drunken Mussels | Moules Marinieres with Wine | Belgian Mussels --- Moules Frites Recipe

white wine

🥗Healthier: non-alcoholic wine

💰Cheaper: chicken broth

Chicken broth provides flavor without alcohol.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and can be used for sautéing.

paprika

🥗Healthier: smoked paprika

💰Cheaper: cayenne pepper

Cayenne adds heat and is often less expensive.

parsley

🥗Healthier: coriander

💰Cheaper: dried herbs

Dried herbs can be more affordable and have a long shelf life.

Rinse the fresh mussels in cold running water and sprinkle some salt on it and then give them a good scrub and pull off all the beards. Discard any with broken shells.

Take a large lidded frying pan that is big enough to hold all the mussels. Heat the pan, add oil, fry the onions and celery, stirring occasionally and cook them in high heat for about 5 minutes, until softened.

Add mussels, cover and cook until most of them have opened, about 5 minutes. Add red chillies and half of the sherry wine and put the lid back on for 3 minutes. Add the remaining half of sherry wine and serve immediately, discarding any mussels which remain closed.

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