MUSSELS WITH PARSLEY AND GARLIC

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Categories     Garlic     Shellfish     Appetizer     Bake     Steam     Quick & Easy     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Mussel     Spring     Gourmet     Sugar Conscious     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     No Sugar Added

Yield Serves 4 as a first course or 2 as a main course

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 lb mussels (preferably cultivated), cleaned and beards removed
3 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
1 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley
1/2 stick unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 450°F.
  • Spread mussels in a 13- by 9-inch baking dish. Blend all remaining ingredients to a paste in a food processor. Spoon mixture over mussels. Cover tightly with foil and bake in middle of oven until all mussels are open, 12 to 15 minutes. (Discard any unopened mussels.)

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