Mussels In Red Wine Sauce

Total Time: 33 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 lbs live mussels
• 3 cups merlot
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup dried chives
• 1/8 cup red pepper flakes
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice or 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes with basil and oregano
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 scrub and remove beards from mussels.
• 2 set aside.
• 3 in a large sauce pan combine the wine and butter.
• 4 bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium.
• 5 add the chives, red pepper flakes and garlic.
• 6 stirring often reduce volume by half.
• 7 return heat to high and add the tomatoes with juice, citrus juice and mussels.
• 8 stir once to coat and cover with a tight fitting lid.
• 9 boil for 2-3 minutes.
• 10 remove from heat and discard any mussels that have not opened.
• 11 ladle mussels into serving bowls and pour remaining sauce on top.
• 12 offer pepper at table.