Chilli Mussels

Name: Chilli Mussels
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 1.5kg fresh mussels, cleaned; 400g tinned crushed tomatoes; 1 onion, finely diced; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 2 long red chillies, sliced; 150ml white wine; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp smoked paprika; fresh parsley to serve; crusty bread to serve

Australian pub-style chilli mussels steamed in a spicy tomato sauce with crusty bread. Reducing the wine by half before the tomatoes go in concentrates its flavour into the sauce rather than leaving it tasting thin and boozy.

Total time

30 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

20 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Australian

Ingredients

1.5kgfresh mussels, cleaned

400gtinned crushed tomatoes

1onion, finely diced

4 clovesgarlic, minced

2long red chillies, sliced

150mlwhite wine

2 tbspolive oil

1 tspsmoked paprika

fresh parsleyto serve

crusty breadto serve

Instructions

Fry onion and garlic in olive oil until soft.

Add chilli and paprika. Cook 1 minute.

Add white wine. Reduce by half.

Add tomatoes. Simmer 10 minutes.

Add mussels. Cover and cook 5–6 minutes until mussels open.

Discard any unopened mussels.

Top with parsley. Serve with bread for the sauce.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

774

Protein

91.7g

Fat

24g

Carbs

37.2g

Fiber

2.1g

Sodium

1393mg

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