Name: Mussels in white wine
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Boil
Ingredients: 60 ml fresh chillies 573; 4 cloves garlic cloves, crushed; 2 onions halved and thinly sliced; 1-2 fresh chillies deseeded and chopped; 4 bay leaves; 250 ml wine dry white; 1,5 kg mussels cleaned; 125 ml breadcrumbs white, dried; 60 ml fresh parsley chopped

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Ingredients (9)

60 ml	fresh chillies — 573
4 cloves	garlic — cloves, crushed
2	onions — halved and thinly sliced
1-2	fresh chillies — deseeded and chopped
4	bay leaves
250 ml	wine — dry white
1,5 kg	mussels — cleaned
125 ml	breadcrumbs — white, dried
60 ml	fresh parsley — chopped

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Method:

Heat 45ml olive oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Add the garlic and stir for 30 seconds, then add the onion, chillies and bay leaves. Sauté for a few minutes, until softened.

Add The Wine and bring to a rapid boil. Add the mussels and stir, then cover and boil for 3-4 minutes, shaking the saucepan a few times.

Once the mussels have opened, add the breadcrumbs. Stir and simmer for a minute, then stir in the parsley and remaining olive oil. Serve as soon as possible.

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