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Mussels with Spicy Tomato Oil and Grilled Bread
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Brief Description
Steamed mussels with chili-and-fennel-spiced tomato sauce makes an effortless summer supper.
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Main Ingredient
mussels
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Category: Fish or seafood
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Cuisine: Italian
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Prep Time: 15 min(s)
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Cook Time: 25 min(s)
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Recipe Type: Public
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Posted By: gardner.marilyn
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Posted On: Dec 30, 2019
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Ingredients:
- 1/3 cups - olive oil
- 3 cloves - garlic thinly sliced
- 1 pounds - tomatoes cored, seeded, coarsely chopped
- 2 tablespoons - chili oil
- 1/2 teaspoons - fennel seeds lightly crushed
- - kosher salt
- 3 pounds - mussels scrubbed, debearded
- 2 tablespoons - unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoons - finely chopped chives for serving with
- 4 slices - country-style bread grilled, for serving with
Directions:
Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook garlic, stirring occasionally, until golden and crisp, about 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer garlic to a small bowl.
Increase heat to medium-high and add tomatoes to oil. Cook, pressing down on tomatoes using a wooden spoon until they are very soft and broken down, 8 to 10 minutes; pluck out peels.
Stir in chili oil and fennel seeds; season with salt. Add mussels, cover and cook, shaking pan occasionally, until mussels open (5- 8 minutes); discard any mussels that don't open. Using a slotted spoon, transfer mussels to shallow bowls.
Add butter to tomato oil and stir until melted and incorporated. Taste and adjust seasoning. Ladle oil over mussels and top with chives and fried garlic.
Serve with grilled bread.
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