PRESSURE-COOKER STEAMED MUSSELS WITH PEPPERS

Pressure-Cooker Steamed Mussels with Peppers image

Here's a worthy way to use your one-pot cooker. Serve French bread along with the mussels to soak up the deliciously seasoned broth. If you like your food spicy, add the jalapeno seeds.-Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner

Time 35m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

2 pounds fresh mussels, scrubbed and beards removed
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 bottle (8 ounces) clam juice
1/2 cup white wine or additional clam juice
1/3 cup chopped sweet red pepper
3 green onions, sliced
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1 bay leaf
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
French bread baguette, sliced, optional

Steps:

Tap mussels; discard any that do not close. Set aside. Select saute setting on a 6-qt. electric pressure cooker. Adjust for medium heat; add oil. When oil is hot, cook and stir jalapeno until crisp-tender, 2-3 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Press cancel. Stir in mussels, clam juice, wine, red pepper, green onions, oregano and bay leaf. Lock lid; close pressure-release valve. Adjust to pressure-cook on high 2 minutes. Quick-release pressure., Discard bay leaf and any unopened mussels. Sprinkle with parsley, salt and pepper. If desired, serve with baguette slices.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 293 calories, Fat 12g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 65mg cholesterol, Sodium 931mg sodium, Carbohydrate 12g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 28g protein.