Galician Style Mussels In White Wine And An Albariño Wine Pairing
For an elegant summer appetizer, try these Galician Style Mussels in white wine and tomato sauce. These mussels are quick and easy to prepare. And, they are the perfect recipe to pair with a crisp Spanish white wine, like an Albariño. Yield: 2 lbs of mussels
Servings: 6 people
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 medium tomato, diced
- Pinch saffron (optional)
- 1 teaspoon flour
- ½ c water (or fish stock)
- ¼ c dry wine (Albariño or Sauvignon Blanc)
- 2 lbs mussels
- Sliced baguette (to serve)
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large skillet with a lid (or saucepan) over medium heat. Add the onions and garlic. Sauté until the onions have softened, 3 minute.
- Add the tomato and saffron (if using), sauté for 1 minute.
- Add the flour and mix in until moistened.
- Add the water (or fish stock), wine and mussels. Cover and steam the mussels for 5-8 minutes, until they have opened.
- Once the mussels open, remove them from the saucepan and place them onto a serving platter (to keep them from over-cooking). Pour the sauce from the pan over the mussels on the serving platter.
- Serve the mussels with the sauce, a sliced baguette and some Albariño wine.