Mussels in White Wine

Serve these garlicky mussels with crusty bread.

  • Serves

    serves 6

Ingredients

  • 1 cup white wine
  • 13 cup roughly chopped flat-leaf parsley
  • 12 tsp. fresh thyme leaves
  • 3 shallots, roughly chopped
  • 2 cloves shallots, roughly chopped
  • 3 lb. mussels, scrubbed and debearded
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 2 tbsp. finely chopped fresh basil leaves
  • Crusty bread, for serving

Instructions

Step 1

Bring wine, parsley, thyme, shallots, and garlic to a boil in a 6-qt. pot. Add mussels; season with salt and pepper. Cover and steam mussels until they open, 3–4 minutes. Spoon cooking liquid over mussels, sprinkle with basil, and serve with bread.
  1. Bring wine, parsley, thyme, shallots, and garlic to a boil in a 6-qt. pot. Add mussels; season with salt and pepper. Cover and steam mussels until they open, 3–4 minutes. Spoon cooking liquid over mussels, sprinkle with basil, and serve with bread.
Recipes

Mussels in White Wine

  • Serves

    serves 6

ANDRÉ BARANOWSKI

Serve these garlicky mussels with crusty bread.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup white wine
  • 13 cup roughly chopped flat-leaf parsley
  • 12 tsp. fresh thyme leaves
  • 3 shallots, roughly chopped
  • 2 cloves shallots, roughly chopped
  • 3 lb. mussels, scrubbed and debearded
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 2 tbsp. finely chopped fresh basil leaves
  • Crusty bread, for serving

Instructions

Step 1

Bring wine, parsley, thyme, shallots, and garlic to a boil in a 6-qt. pot. Add mussels; season with salt and pepper. Cover and steam mussels until they open, 3–4 minutes. Spoon cooking liquid over mussels, sprinkle with basil, and serve with bread.
  1. Bring wine, parsley, thyme, shallots, and garlic to a boil in a 6-qt. pot. Add mussels; season with salt and pepper. Cover and steam mussels until they open, 3–4 minutes. Spoon cooking liquid over mussels, sprinkle with basil, and serve with bread.

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