Mussel Mariniere
By: Anonymous
Published: Friday, February 12, 2010 - 10:22pm

Ingredients




4 tablespoons Unsalted butter
2 tablespoons Minced shallots
1 Celery stalk finely diced
4 tablespoons Minced parsley
cup Dry white wine
2 dozs Mussels cleaned
8 ounces Fresh fettucine or linguine, preferably
spinach
Salt to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper to taste

Preparation

1 Bring a pot of water to a boil for the pasta. 2 In a pot large enough to accommodate the mussels, heat 2 tablespoons of the butter and gently cook shallots, celery and 2 tablespoons parsley for about 5 minutes. Add the wine and bring to a boil. Add the mussels and raise the heat. When the steam starts to escape, shake the pot, keeping the cover tightly on to rotate mussels inside. Let them cook for 5 to 7 minutes or until the mussels open. 3 Meanwhile, place the pasta in the boiling water and cook for 3 to 5 minutes or until tender. Drain and portion out. Discard mussels that remain closed. Set the open mussels, in their shells, over pasta. Pour the mussel cooking liquid through a fine strainer into a saucepan. Reduce quickly and slightly. Whisk in remaining two tablespoons of butter and parsley. Season to taste with salt and pepper and pour over mussels and pasta. 4 This recipe yields 2 to 3 servings.