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Vodka Spiked Mussels

Vodka Spiked Mussels

The secret to successful mussels is a delicious cooking liquid. This recipe uses vodka to give the shellfish a little extra oomph.

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Cook time

30 mins

Recipe Difficulty

Medium

Yield

Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 3 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
  • 1/2 cup vodka
  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp dill weed
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper
  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 1/8 tsp hot pepper sauce
  • 4 lb mussels, rinsed and scrubbed
  • 1 tbsp butter, softened
  • 1 tbsp flour

Directions

  1. In a Dutch oven, melt 2 tbsp butter over medium heat. Sauté garlic in butter for 2 minutes. Stir in vodka, lemon juice, dill, salt and pepper.
  2. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 3 minutes. Stir in cream and hot pepper sauce; bring to a boil.
  3. Add mussels to pan; cover and return to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring once, until mussels open, about 7 - 10 minutes.
  4. Discard any unopened mussels.
  5. Combine 1 tbsp butter and flour to make a smooth paste. Stir butter mixture into simmering liquid and cook 2 minutes.
  6. Ladle mussels and liquid into shallow bowls.
  7. Serve with baguette slices.

Nutritional analysis per serving

*Ingredient not included in nutritional analysis.

790 calories, 41.9 g fat, 61.3 g protein, 23.5 g carbohydrate, 0.2 g fibre, 1824 mg sodium