Mussels In Wine And Butter

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs live mussels
• 1 small red onion
• 2 sliced leeks
• 3/4 cup lactancia butter or 3/4 cup other high-grade butter
• 1/3 cup mid-priced wine (don't go cheap, it reflects the taste, i use a sauvignon blanc)
• 4 thinly sliced garlic cloves
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1 -2 teaspoon chili flakes (depending on your crowd)
• 1 liter high-end organic chicken broth
• 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh parsley

Recipe

• 1 on low heat, melt 1/4 cup of the butter.
• 2 add red onion, simmer until translucent (about 2 minutes).
• 3 add leeks, simmer about 3 minutes.
• 4 add remaining butter until melted.
• 5 add chili flakes.
• 6 turn up heat to med-high; depending on gas/electric wait until almost boiling point: then.
• 7 add 1/4 cup wine; reduce 2 minutes.
• 8 add remaining wine; reduce 2 minutes.
• 9 add 1/2 cup chicken broth; reduce 3 minutes.
• 10 add black pepper and garlic.
• 11 add remaining chicken broth, bring to slow boil.
• 12 once slow boil is acheived, put in your parsely, stir.
• 13 put mussels into the pot; wait until the mollusks are opened.
• 14 stir juices around mussels and serve with homemade garlic toast (french bread, fresh pressed garlic, fresh ground pepper and a dash of garlic salt; then the bread is broiled).
• 15 drink a load of sauvignon blanc with this; and you will do the recipe justice!