Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, mussels marinara. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Mussels Marinara is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Mussels Marinara is something which I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
Heat the oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and saute until cooked. Add the wine and reduce it by half, then add the plum tomatoes, oregano and parsley. Gently saute onions and garlic until golden brown, being careful not to burn them.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook mussels marinara using 18 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Mussels Marinara:
- Get 1/2 tablespoon salt and water to cook the pasta
- Make ready 8 ounces linguine- cook by the package directions
- Get 1/2 of an onion – finely diced
- Get 1/2 each jalapeno – finely diced (with seeds makes spicier -Your choice:)
- Get 3-4 cloves garlic – finely chopped
- Prepare 4 each mushrooms sliced
- Prepare 1/2 pint grape tomatoes- quartered- or a cup of diced tomatoes
- Prepare 1 ounce olive oil
- Prepare 1/4 teaspoon dry,thyme
- Prepare 1/4 teaspoon dry,oregano
- Make ready 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Take 1 teaspoon salt
- Take 1 1/2 teaspoon sugar (If you like a slightly sweeter sauce adjust at the end:)
- Take 1 cup clam juice
- Get 1-1 1/2 pounds mussels cleaned - no dead ones
- Make ready 2 cups tomato sauce
- Make ready 1 ounce basil - fine chiffonade/ribbon cut
- Get as needed Parmesan
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Instructions to make Mussels Marinara:
- Clean mussels- they should be closed, and if anything is hanging off pull and cut seaweed or beard. If open tap on counter three or four times to see if it closes. If it stays open throw it away. Dead shellfish will make you very sick.
- Place a 4 quart pot on and fill with 2 quarts of water and bring to a boil add a 1/2 tablespoon of salt
- In a 4 quart pot, cook off pasta and set aside
- Add the thyme,oregano, pepper, salt, sugar and clam juice and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add mussels and tomato sauce Cover and cook until mussels have opened about 10 minutes. Discard any mussels that have not opened after that. Toss in basil and adjust seasonings if needed.
- Mix the mussels and sauce with pasta and serve Parmesan on top as you like.
- Note -I like adding peeled shrimp and scallops to make a Seafood Marinara I add them at the same time as I add the mussels. The scallops should be firm and the shrimp pink.
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