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Maria's Stuffed Mussels

Trabocco Punta Tufano
Course Shellfish Dinner
Cuisine Italian
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

  • 12 Large Mussels
  • 1 Large Egg
  • 2 Slices Stale Bread
  • 2 tbs Parmesan grated
  • 4 tbs Flat Leaf Parsley finely chopped
  • 2 Cloves Garlic
  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 2 Tomatoes
  • Salt according to taste

Instructions
 

  • Prepare the stuffing by rubbing the slices of bread into fine breadcrumbs, mix in the Parmesan, egg, 1 clove of garlic very finely chopped, the parsley and and a tablespoon of olive oil.
  • Tap the mussels and do not use if they don't close. Scrub them with a brush and de-beard the mussels, removing any which are chipped or broken. Soak the mussels in luke warm water as they slowly open insert the point of a knife into the opening cutting the muscle that attaches it to the shell. Open its shell a little but don't break its hinge.
  • Fill the mussels with approximately a teaspoon of stuffing and then press them close.
  • In a fying pan sauté the remaining clove of garlic in a generous amount of olive oil, add chopped parsley and your 2 tomatoes roughly chopped and add the mussels ontop. Cook for a minimum of 20 minutes.
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