Mussels Steamed in White Wine

Name: Mussels Steamed in White Wine
Ingredients: 2 cups, white wine; 1/2 cup, minced shallots; 4 medium cloves, garlic, minced; 1/2 cup, chopped fresh parsley leaves; 1 , bay leaf; 4 pounds, mussels, cleaned and debearded; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter

Main Courses
Fish & Seafood
Weeknight

Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 1996

To avoid grit, buy a rope-cultured product or Great Eastern bottom-cultivated mussels, then steam in a flavorful broth.

SERVES 4

TIME 35 minutes

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