There's nothing like a pot of mussels on the dinner table with crusty bread for everyone to share. This recipe uses the Breville Quick Touch™ Microwave - with Smart Settings that take the guess workout out of cooking, reheating and defrosting.
Mussels Marineres
Ingredients
1/4 cup dry white wine
Pinch saffron threads
2 cloves garlic, finely sliced
1 small fennel bulb (approx. 300g), trimmed and bulb and prongs finely diced
1 large tomato, finely diced
1kg mussels, beards removed and scrubbed
2 tablespoons cream
Freshly ground black pepper
Crusty bread to serve
Method
Combine wine, saffron, garlic, fennel bulb and tomato in a 4l microwave-safe bowl or deep casserole dish. Cover with a vented microwave-safe lid or vented microwave-safe plastic wrap
Select 100% power and dial up 6 minutes and press START button
Remove from microwave and add mussels; cover tightly with lid or 2 layers of plastic wrap. Select 70% for 8 minutes and press START button. All mussels should have opened and cooked through
Stir in cream and chopped fennel prongs into mussel. Season with freshly ground black pepper and serve immediately with crusty bread
Tips & Hints
Some mussels may not open, prise apart over a sink and smell mussel meat. If mussel does not smell bad then it is fine to eat. If mussels have a pungent odour, then discard.
