Mussels Time !

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Mussels... the Belgian way. With fries and Belgian beer, natuurlijk.

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I invite you to my kitchen. Let's prepare mussels - my way ! With two chefs in the kitchen it goes quicker. One chopps the veggies (onions, shallots, carrots, celery, garlic...) while the other washes, debeards and srcubbs the mussels and discards the broken/open ones. Fry at low heat the veggies in oil or butter.

Add the mussels into the pan. I also added a splash of white wine and some spoons of tomato sauce.

After three or four minutes shake it, shake it !

Ready. You may sprinkle some cilantro and pepper if you wish.  

Would you like some beer to drink ? Or maybe wine ?

I prepared two sauces, mayo with garlic and white pepper and another with mayo, green olives, cappers, parsley and dill. We do not prepare French fries at home (so much smoke - ugh!) , we prefer to have our mussels with warm white bread and home made sauces.

Eu preparei dois molhinhos para acompanhar: maionese com alho picadinho e pimenta em po' branca. O outro era maionese com azeitonas verdes, alcaparras, salsinha e dill. Preparamos uma baguete fatiada quentinha no forno e pronto.

And the liquid from the bottom of the pan can be used as a base for a soup. I just added cooked diced carrots and enjoyed it the following day.

Com o caldo que sobra na panela eu acrescento cenoura picadinha cozida e faco uma sopa pro dia seguinte.