Best Mussels In Red Sauce Recipes

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MUSSELS IN RED WINE SAUCE



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Last weekend I was craving mussels, but didnt have the ingredients for my favorite recipe, so I came up with this one. It's now my New Favorite Recipe. Keith's thoughts...."You can make this anytime and it wont hurt my feelings any" which translated means-GREAT! Serve with your favorite salad, I made Classic Ceasar, and a loaf of hot bread to sop up the sauce.

Provided by Diana Adcock

Categories     Mussels

Time 33m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 lbs live mussels
3 cups merlot
4 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup dried chives
1/8 cup red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice or 2 tablespoons lime juice
1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes with basil and oregano
pepper

Steps:

  • Scrub and remove beards from mussels.
  • Set Aside.
  • In a large sauce pan combine the wine and butter.
  • Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium.
  • Add the chives, red pepper flakes and garlic.
  • Stirring often reduce volume by half.
  • Return heat to high and add the tomatoes with juice, citrus juice and mussels.
  • Stir once to coat and cover with a tight fitting lid.
  • Boil for 2-3 minutes.
  • Remove from heat and discard any mussels that have not opened.
  • Ladle mussels into serving bowls and pour remaining sauce on top.
  • Offer pepper at table.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1216.3, Fat 50.6, SaturatedFat 19.8, Cholesterol 188.4, Sodium 1548.6, Carbohydrate 84.9, Fiber 27.4, Sugar 13, Protein 67

MUSSELS IN SPICY RED SAUCE



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I love this dish, which is often called "Mussels Fra Diavolo", because my Italian Grandmother made it often, especially around the holidays. The lusty combination of mussels and spicy red sauce is irresistible. It's Italian-American comfort food. Forget about serving this with pasta, you absolutely must have a loaf of crusty, chewy Italian or French bread to dip in the sauce. Make sure to put an empty bowl on the table to accommodate the shells. For equipment you will need a large (10 to 12 inch) high sided saute pan (sauteuse) or a 6 to 6 quart pot with a tight fitting lid, a large spoon, and a Chinese wire mesh skimmer or slotted spoon. Red Sauce: I know my red sauce. My credentials: I grew up at the Jersey Shore, I had an Italian grandmother and I worked as a cook at Marenzi Restaurant in North Beach, San Francisco, back in the 1970's. This recipe is one for you to keep. My Napolitano red sauce is a great building block to making all sorts of dishes. It can be used to for a quick pasta dinner or for simmering fresh squash and/or bell peppers and onion. You can also use this red sauce as a base to make a "fra diavolo" with mussels, lobster or other sea food, even with leftovers and serve with rice or pasta. The most important concept in making this sauce is to really brown (caramelize) the onions and carrots, creating a natural sweetness that balances with the acidic tomatoes. For equipment you will need a 5-quart Dutch oven or heavy pot, and a wooden spoon.

Provided by Food Network

Categories     appetizer

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 23

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon minced garlic (6 cloves)
1 to 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper
1 cup white wine
2 cups Red Sauce or Fra Diavlo Sauce, recipes follow
3 pounds medium mussels, scrubbed, de-bearded, rinsed and drained
2 tablespoons freshly chopped parsley leaves
Two 35-ounce cans plum tomatoes in juice
6 tablespoons olive oil
2 bay leaves
1 head (about 12 medium cloves) garlic, peeled and finely chopped
2 medium onions (about 12 ounces), cut in 1/4-inch dice
2 medium carrots (about 8 ounces), cut in 1/4-inch dice
1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 teaspoon kosher or sea salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3 tablespoons olive oil
4 large cloves garlic, chopped (about 1/4 cup)
1 1/2 teaspoons crushed red pepper
2 cups Red Sauce, recipe above
One 8-ounce bottle clam juice
Kosher or sea salt

Steps:

  • Heat the olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Add the garlic and red pepper, and saute until fragrant, stirring, about 30 seconds. Add the white wine and tomato sauce, increase the heat to high, cover and bring to a boil.
  • Add the mussels and replace the lid. Cook over high heat 3 minutes. Remove the lid and stir once gently. Continue to cook until the mussels are completely open and firmly cooked, about 4 minutes more.
  • Remove the pot from the heat and transfer the mussels gently from the pot to a large bowl with a Chinese wire mesh skimmer. Return the pot to the heat and increase the heat to high. Boil for a minute or 2, until the sauce is thick enough to coat a spoon. Pour the sauce over the mussels and serve immediately.
  • Place the canned tomatoes in a large bowl and place your (clean) hands in the bowl and crush the tomatoes so they breakup into a range of small pieces.
  • In a 5-quart Dutch oven heat the olive oil over medium heat until it is fragrant, but before it smokes, about 40 seconds. Add the bay leaves and stir them in the oil until they begin to brown, about 10 seconds. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute until it starts to turn golden brown, then add the onions, carrots, and oregano. Cook the vegetables until they are very brown, about 15 to 20 minutes. Stir occasionally, just enough to prevent them from scorching.
  • Add the crushed tomatoes with their juice, the tomato paste, salt and pepper, and 1 1/2 cups of water, (white wine or clam juice can be added depending on the intended use) and bring to a boil. Lower the heat, and simmer, partially covered until the sauce level has reduced by 2 or 3 inches and the sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Cook the sauce for about 1 hour, stirring occasionally so it doesn't stick.
  • Remove from heat, cool down in the pot, then when at room temperature, transfer to a sealed plastic container and refrigerate until ready to use.
  • This sauce will keep 10 days in a well-sealed container in the refrigerator.
  • Using my recipe for basic Red Sauce, you can make a quick and spicy "fra diavolo" sauce that is delicious drizzled over grilled squid and other seafood. For equipment you will need a 3-quart saucepan and a wooden spoon.
  • Heat the olive oil in a 3-quart saucepan slightly over medium heat and saute the garlic and crushed red pepper until the garlic is fragrant and beginning to brown, about 40 seconds.
  • Add the Red Sauce, clam juice, and salt, to taste, and simmer, stirring occasionally over medium-low heat, until the sauce returns to the thickness and quantity of the Red Sauce, about 15 minutes.

MUSSELS IN RED SAUCE RECIPE - (4.6/5)



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Provided by á-51145

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 bag FRESH mussels...DO NOT USE FROZEN
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
9 cloves of fresh chopped garlic
1 cup fresh parsley chopped
1/4 cup marsala wine
1 cup red pasta sauce...meatless John's pizzaria in Munster Indiana has the best pasta sauce
1/2 cup Kraft grated parmesean in the can
1 cup grape tomatoes cut in half
3/4 package of Barillas Linguini rigite pasta cooked
1 t black pepper

Steps:

  • De beard the mussels...mussles have a small hairy beard by the inner seam of the mussel rinse and pull away the beard do not cook any cracked or opened mussels they are bad so discard them Cook the pasta, while the pasta cooks prepare the mussels in the sauce. In a large stock pot add olive oil, half of the chopped garlic and marsala wine, bring to a boil reduce simmer 4 minutes without burning. Add pasta sauce, parsley, pepper and the rest of the garlic Cover turn on high after 4 minutes remove cover check when mussels open they are done...do not over cook or you will lose the sweetness of the mussels When the mussels have opened add the tomaotes that have been cut in half and the parmesean cheese. barely drain pasta and add to the pot stir will and serve

MUSSELS IN RED SAUCE



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Make and share this Mussels in Red Sauce recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Oolala

Categories     Mussels

Time 20m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 (28 ounce) cans tomatoes with juice
2 tablespoons oil
4 carrots, coarsely chopped
1 large onion, diced
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
1 1/2 cups white wine
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
4 lbs mussels, live, cleaned and rinsed

Steps:

  • Pour juice from tomatoes into a bowl; chop tomatoes, do not puree.
  • Add the chopped tomatoes to the bowl and set aside.
  • In a stock pot, heat oil over medium heat.
  • Add carrots, onion and garlic.
  • Saute for 4 minutes.
  • Add wine, tomatoes, salt and pepper.
  • Bring to a boil.
  • Add mussels; cover and cook for 5 minutes.
  • Shake pot to ensure even cooking.
  • When mussels have opened, they are done.
  • Discard any that haven't opened.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 672.1, Fat 17.8, SaturatedFat 2.9, Cholesterol 127.3, Sodium 2791.4, Carbohydrate 54.6, Fiber 7.9, Sugar 20, Protein 58.4

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