Mussels in marinara style
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Dish: Starter
Quantity: 4
One of the dishes that has conquered palates around the world, are the mussels in marinera style, a classic of Mediterranean cuisine that have become very popular in many cuisines of the world such as Spanish, French or Italian, a recipe that combines the freshness and flavor of mussels with a succulent sauce, follow our step by step videos below, where we will show you how to make these delicious mussels, an exquisite dish that is ideal to share with family or friends.
Ingredients
- 1 kg. of clean mussels
- 200 ml. fish stock
- 200 ml. of white wine
- 1/2 red bell pepper, diced
- 1/2 green bell pepper, diced
- 1/2 yellow bell pepper, diced
- 1 chopped garlic clove
- 200 ml. of crushed natural tomato
- 1 teaspoon of sweet paprika powder
- Chopped fresh parsley for garnish
- Salt to taste
- Olive oil
How To Make It
Step 1: To prepare our mussels in marinera style we put a pan on the fire with a little olive oil and medium heat and add the onion, garlic and let cook for 2 minutes, then add the peppers (red, green and yellow) stir and let cook for 6 minutes.
Step 2: Add the crushed natural tomato, the sweet paprika, a little salt and cook for 3 minutes.
Step 3: Add the mussels and spread them well, then add the white wine, the fish stock and when it starts to boil, cover the casserole and let it cook for 6 minutes or until the mussels open (stir from time to time but giving back and forth movements to the casserole without uncovering it), once they are open, remove from the heat, serve in a deep dish with the sauce, add some fresh parsley on top and enjoy these delicious mussels in marinera.
Tips To Prepare It
Do not let the mussels cook for too long so that they do not overcook, their cooking time is very short.
We can prepare the mussels in different ways, the most common being to steam the mussels and use their own broth to add flavor to the sauce, another option is to cook the mussels in the same marinara sauce so that they release all their juices in the sauce or we can also use fish broth or seafood fumet.
Another trick we can do to enhance the flavor of our mussels in marinara sauce is to add other ingredients such as smoked bell pepper powder, bay leaves or white wine.
What can we accompany this recipe with?
Mussels in marinera can be eaten as a starter, as a main dish or as an appetizer and the traditional way is to serve them in their own shell and to accompany them there is nothing better than french fries or a good loaf of bread to dip in their sauce.
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