Spanish-style mussels
5
Points®
Total time: 45 min • Prep: 5 min • Cook: 40 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Enjoy the taste of mussels with this tasty recipe using a tomato sauce flavoured with paprika, garlic and chorizo.
Ingredients
Chorizo sausage
50 g, diced
Eschalot(s)
2 whole, finely chopped
Garlic
1 clove(s), crushed
Smoked paprika
3 tsp
Canned diced tomatoes
800 g, (buy 2 x 400g cans)
Vegetable stock
200 ml, hot
Mussels
1500 g, pot-ready, drained
Fresh flat-leaf parsley
2 tbs, finely chopped
White sourdough bread
4 slice(s), (4 x 40g slices)
Lemon(s)
1 medium, cut into wedges to serve
Instructions
1
Heat a large heavy-based saucepan over high heat. Cook chorizo and eschalots, stirring, for 7-8 minutes or until chorizo is crisp and eschalots are softened. Add garlic and paprika and cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until fragrant.
2
Add tomatoes and stock and bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 25 minutes. Add mussels and stir to combine. Cook, covered, for 4-5 minutes or until mussels have opened. Discard any that remain shut. Stir in parsley. Serve with bread and lemon wedges.
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