This recipe uses the Breville Quick Touch™ Crisp Microwave - crisps and browns foods that normally become soggy from standard microwave reheating.
Cook 12 minutesServes 4
Ingredients
Method
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
For best results, use Breville Quick Touch™ Crisp Microwave
Combine wine, saffron, garlic, fennel bulb and tomato in a 4 litres 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 vented lid or 2 layers of plastic wrap. Select 70% for 6 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
