MUSSELS IN SPICY RED SAUCE
I love this dish, which is often called "Mussels Fra Diavolo", because my Italian Grandmother made it often, especially around the holidays. The lusty combination of mussels and spicy red sauce is irresistible. It's Italian-American comfort food. Forget about serving this with pasta, you absolutely must have a loaf of crusty, chewy Italian or French bread to dip in the sauce. Make sure to put an empty bowl on the table to accommodate the shells. For equipment you will need a large (10 to 12 inch) high sided saute pan (sauteuse) or a 6 to 6 quart pot with a tight fitting lid, a large spoon, and a Chinese wire mesh skimmer or slotted spoon. Red Sauce: I know my red sauce. My credentials: I grew up at the Jersey Shore, I had an Italian grandmother and I worked as a cook at Marenzi Restaurant in North Beach, San Francisco, back in the 1970's. This recipe is one for you to keep. My Napolitano red sauce is a great building block to making all sorts of dishes. It can be used to for a quick pasta dinner or for simmering fresh squash and/or bell peppers and onion. You can also use this red sauce as a base to make a "fra diavolo" with mussels, lobster or other sea food, even with leftovers and serve with rice or pasta. The most important concept in making this sauce is to really brown (caramelize) the onions and carrots, creating a natural sweetness that balances with the acidic tomatoes. For equipment you will need a 5-quart Dutch oven or heavy pot, and a wooden spoon.
Provided by Food Network
Categories appetizer
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 23
Steps:
- Heat the olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Add the garlic and red pepper, and saute until fragrant, stirring, about 30 seconds. Add the white wine and tomato sauce, increase the heat to high, cover and bring to a boil.
- Add the mussels and replace the lid. Cook over high heat 3 minutes. Remove the lid and stir once gently. Continue to cook until the mussels are completely open and firmly cooked, about 4 minutes more.
- Remove the pot from the heat and transfer the mussels gently from the pot to a large bowl with a Chinese wire mesh skimmer. Return the pot to the heat and increase the heat to high. Boil for a minute or 2, until the sauce is thick enough to coat a spoon. Pour the sauce over the mussels and serve immediately.
- Place the canned tomatoes in a large bowl and place your (clean) hands in the bowl and crush the tomatoes so they breakup into a range of small pieces.
- In a 5-quart Dutch oven heat the olive oil over medium heat until it is fragrant, but before it smokes, about 40 seconds. Add the bay leaves and stir them in the oil until they begin to brown, about 10 seconds. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute until it starts to turn golden brown, then add the onions, carrots, and oregano. Cook the vegetables until they are very brown, about 15 to 20 minutes. Stir occasionally, just enough to prevent them from scorching.
- Add the crushed tomatoes with their juice, the tomato paste, salt and pepper, and 1 1/2 cups of water, (white wine or clam juice can be added depending on the intended use) and bring to a boil. Lower the heat, and simmer, partially covered until the sauce level has reduced by 2 or 3 inches and the sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Cook the sauce for about 1 hour, stirring occasionally so it doesn't stick.
- Remove from heat, cool down in the pot, then when at room temperature, transfer to a sealed plastic container and refrigerate until ready to use.
- This sauce will keep 10 days in a well-sealed container in the refrigerator.
- Using my recipe for basic Red Sauce, you can make a quick and spicy "fra diavolo" sauce that is delicious drizzled over grilled squid and other seafood. For equipment you will need a 3-quart saucepan and a wooden spoon.
- Heat the olive oil in a 3-quart saucepan slightly over medium heat and saute the garlic and crushed red pepper until the garlic is fragrant and beginning to brown, about 40 seconds.
- Add the Red Sauce, clam juice, and salt, to taste, and simmer, stirring occasionally over medium-low heat, until the sauce returns to the thickness and quantity of the Red Sauce, about 15 minutes.
MEJILLONES CON SALSA PICANTE (MUSSELS IN SPICY SAUCE)
Make and share this Mejillones Con Salsa Picante (Mussels in Spicy Sauce) recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Tea Girl
Categories Mussels
Time 1h10m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Peel and chop the onion and put it to soften in a pan with a little oil. Chop the green pepper and add it.
- Add a little salt and a little sugar (to the same extent), to remove the acidity.
- When they start to turn brown, chop the tomatoes and incorporate along with the two cayenne peppers.
- Cook over medium heat for 20-25 minutes.
- Blend with an electric mixer and set aside.
- Clean the mussels.
- Place in a pan, pour a glass of white wine, cover and cook until they open.
- Once opened, remove the mussels to a platter and keep warm.
- Strain the stock through a cheese cloth.
- Reserve the broth.
- Remove empty mussels and reserve the other mussels.
- Peel and rolled the garlic cloves and put them to fry in a pan with a little oil.
- Add a tablespoon of flour and cooking.
- Pour a glass of mussel broth and tomato sauce.
- Mix and incorporates the mussels.
- Cook over low heat for 3-4 minutes.
- Serve in bowls and garnish with a sprig of parsley.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 285.6, Fat 6, SaturatedFat 1.1, Cholesterol 70, Sodium 726.6, Carbohydrate 21, Fiber 2.8, Sugar 6.3, Protein 31.9
MUSSELS MARINARA
Provided by Robert Irvine : Food Network
Categories appetizer
Time 50m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and saute until cooked. Add the wine and reduce it by half, then add the plum tomatoes, oregano and parsley. Add the mussels to the pan and allow to cook for about 10 minutes until all the mussels are open. Transfer mussels to a platter. (Discard any mussels that do not open.)
- You can mound some pasta in the center of the plate surrounded by the mussels or have some bruschetta handy for dipping into the sauce.
- Adjust the seasoning for the sauce with salt and pepper, as necessary. Coat the mussels with the sauce and sprinkle with fresh chopped basil just before serving.
QUICK PICANTE SAUCE
Hot pepper sauce and a jalapeno pepper give this snappy sauce just the right amount of zip. It makes a great dip for tortilla chips or a tangy sauce for tacos and fajitas. This is always a big hit at parties and office gatherings. I even make it for my mother when she needs to bring a dip to a party. -Barbara Sellers, Shreveport, Louisiana
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Appetizers
Time 5m
Yield 5 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a blender, combine the first 10 ingredients; cover and process until smooth. Serve with tortilla chips.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 32 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 415mg sodium, Carbohydrate 7g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 1g protein.
MUSSELS IN GREEN SAUCE MADRID (MEJILLONES EN SALSA VERDE MADRID)
This is a wonderful appetizer for 4 people, or a main dish for 2 people. The original recipe came from a wonderful Spanish restaurant in Baltimore many years ago.
Provided by Alan Leonetti
Categories Mussels
Time 28m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Scrub the mussels under the faucet and remove the beards, and then set aside.
- In a 6 quart saucepot place butter, flour, wine, lemon juice and clam juice and bring to a boil over high heat. Add the mussels and return to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer covered 3 minutes or until mussels are opened. With a slotted spoon remove mussels to 2 or 4 deep serving bowls or dishes and set aside.
- Place the liquid into a blender or food processor and add the parsley, garlic cloves, shallot, salt and pepper and blend well. Pour the sauce over the mussels and serve with a French or Italian bread to sop up the wonderful sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 639.7, Fat 50.5, SaturatedFat 30, Cholesterol 175.8, Sodium 1143.5, Carbohydrate 17.6, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 1.6, Protein 24.6
MUSSELS WITH SPICY TOMATO-CHILI SAUCE
Categories Tomato Appetizer Quick & Easy Dinner Mussel Jalapeño Bon Appétit Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion; sauté 5 minutes. Mix in tomato paste, black bean sauce and jalapeños, then tomatoes and fish stock. Bring to boil. Add mussels. Cover and cook until mussels open, about 6 minutes (discard any mussels that do not open). Ladle mussels and tomato mixture into bowls and serve.
MUSSELS PICANTE
Salsa's signature blend of tangy and spicy makes it a versatile flavor enhancer in all kinds of dishes. We paired salsa with mussels and wine for a take on moules Provencal.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Seafood Recipes
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Combine salsa and wine in a large pot. Bring to a boil. Add mussels. Cover and cook until mussels open, about 5 minutes. Drizzle with olive oil and serve immediately, with toasted bread on the side.
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