Mussels With Fennel And Creamy White Wine Sauce

Recipe by: Breville
breville.com.au

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Difficulty

Easy

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Mussels With Fennel And Creamy White Wine Sauce

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:

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

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, discard.