MUSSELS IN A SWEET MARSALA AND PEPPER SAUCE

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Make and share this Mussels in a Sweet Marsala and Pepper Sauce recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Wild Thyme Flour

Categories Mussels

Time 30m

Yield 3 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2 leeks (cleaned and very finely sliced)
3 garlic cloves (finely chopped)
60 ml olive oil
2 tablespoons butter
125 ml marsala
125 ml white wine
180 ml single cream
1 kg mussels, in shell
4 tablespoons parsley (chopped)
salt and pepper
crusty bread

Steps:

Melt butter in a pan, add olive oil. Saute the leeks and garlic for about 15 minutes on a very low heat until sweet and tender. Do not brown.
Add the marsala and wine and increase the heat, boil for a few minutes until the smell of alcohol disappears.
Add the cream and bring back to the boil.now add the mussels and boil until opened, remove the ones that don't open.
Remove from heat, add the parsley and seasoning. Serve with crusty bread.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 870.3, Fat 43.8, SaturatedFat 15.6, Cholesterol 151.7, Sodium 1058.9, Carbohydrate 30.8, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 4.5, Protein 42.7