Grilled Mussels
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Serves: 2
 
Ingredients
  • 2 lbs fresh mussels
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 3-4 lemons
  • ½ cup white wine
  • 1 cup fresh herbs of choice, minced - I used parsley, basil, and oregano
  • Olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon smoke paprika - optional
Instructions
  1. For the mussels:
  2. Preheat the grill to medium heat.
  3. Clean mussels and remove beards. Put mussels on preheated grill, doing your best to keep them flat, and close lid. Grill until mussels are just beginning to open, about 5 minutes. After 7 minutes, discard any that have not opened. Remove mussels from grill, being careful to keep juices inside shell, and transfer to a large bowl.
  4. Cut 1 or 2 lemons in quarters and rub with olive oil. Grill over medium heat until slightly charred, 3-4 minutes.
  5. For the broth:
  6. In a sauté pan over medium heat, sauté garlic in butter until just beginning to brown. If you are using smoked paprika, add it now.
  7. Add white wine and juice of two lemons to pan and reduce slightly to cook off alcohol, about 5 minutes.
  8. Transfer mussels and juices to pan and toss to coat in broth. Add herbs and toss briefly. Serve with grilled lemon for topping and crusty bread for dunking.
Recipe by The Two Bananas at https://thetwobananas.com/grilled-mussels/