mussels with fennel and linguica in red jalapeño broth
 
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This dish can be whipped up in minutes and easily multiplied to serve as many as you would like. If you can't find Linguica, try Chorizo or a Hot Italian Sausage.
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Recipe type: Entree, or Appetizer
Cuisine: Seafood
Serves: 1
Ingredients
  • Jalapeño Butter
  • 5 or 6 red jalapeños
  • ½ cup (1 stick) butter, softened
  • Mussels
  • 1 tablespoon shallots, minced
  • 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon fennel, minced
  • 1 pound mussels, cleaned, debearded, and patted dry
  • ½ cup white wine
  • 1 cup fish stock
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 2 ounces linguica (Portuguese sausage), cooked and sliced
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • Finishing touches
  • ½ bunch fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
  • Olive oil, for drizzling
  • Good crusty bread, sliced and toasted
Instructions
  1. Preheat a grill to high.
  2. Roast jalapeños until skins blister. Cover and let cool. Peel and deseed. In a food processor, purée butter and chiles. Transfer to a small bowl and refrigerate.
  3. Sauté shallots, garlic, and fennel with 1 tablespoon jalapeño butter in a hot skillet on medium-high heat for 1 minute. Add mussels and sauté for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Add wine carefully to deglaze the pan, then add fish stock. Cover tightly and steam for 3 to 4 minutes, or until all mussels open. Discard any that don’t. Add another tablespoon of jalapeño butter, lemon juice, and linguica. Taste and season.
  4. Place mussels in a wide-rimmed bowl, sprinkle with lots of cilantro, drizzle with olive oil and serve with pieces of crusty bread.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1
Recipe by Tout va bien! (tm) at https://christymajors.com/shabby-chic-bistro-fare-mussels/