Mussels & Fries- EASY !!!!! CHEAP!!!!!

[sandy]

Mussels & Fries-
1) get 2#s of fresh mussels in the grocery store. If you can get them bulk, that much better. They come usually in a net sack of about 2# in the seafood area
2) 1 package of Oreda fast-food frozen fries ( I know, I know)


Pick through mussels in cold water in a strainer ( cold)
Heat a dutch oven on top of the stove with about 1 1/2 cups cheap white wine, 4- minced garlic cloves, and 1/2 stick of butter. Get this just melting-
Follow the heating direction on the fries package ( oven) and cook the fries 8 minutes. After 8 minutes, pull pan shake a bit and salt return to oven for another 8 minutes-
At this point get the mussel pan heated up to almost a boil. Pop the mussels in and give it a good shake, COVER, REDUCE to simmer or real low. At about 5 minutes the mussels should be done( open) as well as the fries.
Hints: keep checking the fries throughout the 9 minutes, they should be good & brown, some even a little crisp on the ends. They stay hot, so remove and wait on the mussels if needed-

Costs about 10 clams ( dollars) for the dinner not including the wine- I have substituted a can of Bud or such for the wine, but wine is better-

Sandy

[bridgetn]

Think I will try the recipe here. Sounds great.
But in Denmark it may be difficult to get the fresh mussels, so I had to be satisfied with the frozen mussels.

Bridget

[sandy]

Mar 11, 2009 10:10:23 GMT -6 bridgetn said:

Think I will try the recipe here. Sounds great.
But in Denmark it may be difficult to get the fresh mussels, so I had to be satisfied with the frozen mussels.

Bridget

Hey B, good seeing you here !!!

I thought mussels would be common there- Invite some of your friends here, be fun seeing some international recipes-
I'll probably see you over in the Beverage section, discussing beer with me haha-
Sandy

[Debbie]

Ok, now I am getting hungry. I luuuuuv mussels! Thanks, I will try this. Like Bridget, I may have a hard time finding fresh ones but we do have a Central Market so I may look there as a last resort. Can't wait.

And yes, Bridget, do invite your friends. The more the merrier and the more the tastier. Ha.

Deb

[bridgetn]

Mar 11, 2009 10:20:01 GMT -6 sandy said:

Mar 11, 2009 10:10:23 GMT -6 bridgetn said:

Think I will try the recipe here. Sounds great.
But in Denmark it may be difficult to get the fresh mussels, so I had to be satisfied with the frozen mussels.

Bridget

Hey B, good seeing you here !!!

I thought mussels would be common there- Invite some of your friends here, be fun seeing some international recipes-
I'll probably see you over in the Beverage section, discussing beer with me haha-
Sandy

Hi Sandy:
Nice to "meet" you here.
Oh what a fancy avatar figure you have chosen. I think the small smiley-fellows are so cute...
But unfortunately my Danish friends, who are interested in food recipes do not write and read English - well and you American here do not speak Danish, so I don't think I will invite my Danish friends.
Cool we must have some discussion about BEER from lots of countries.
Hope you saw my recipe about "Gloegg" the Swedish - Danish HOT and STRONG DRINK. (Message in "Ethnic, Danish" posts).
It have a VERY VERY STRONG TASTE with schnaps / aquavit "and a little taste of turpentine" LOL

Bridget