Mussels in White Wine Sauce Recipe

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Mussels in White Wine Sauce
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Ingredients
16
Count
Nutrition
1512
Calories
Total time
50
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. -LemonButter Sauce-.
  2. To clarify butter: melt 1/2 stick butter over low heat.
  3. When melted, remove from heat and set aside for several minutes to allow the milk solids to settle to the bottom.
  4. Skim the clear (clarified) butter from the top and discard sediment.
  5. (This can be done ahead.) To make sauce: Heat clarified butter, add onion and garlic and sauté until transparent.
  6. Add lemon juice and white wine and season to taste with salt and pepper.
  7. Simmer 2 to 3 minutes to reduce liquid.
  8. Remove from heat and swirl in cold butter until sauce is smooth and emulsified.
  9. -Mussels-.
  10. Soak mussels in cold water for several minutes, then scrub with a stiff brush and remove beard (the little tuft of fibers protruding from the shell), either with a sharp knife or by pulling on it with a damp cloth.
  11. Rinse mussels again in cold water.
  12. Heat olive oil in a 10-inch skillet; add mussels.
  13. Cover with another 10-inch skillet or lid and cook until shells begin to open, about 2 minutes.
  14. Remove top and add onion and garlic and toss.
  15. Cover pan again and cook for 1 minute.
  16. Remove top and add Pernod, basil, lemon juice and lemon butter sauce.
  17. Return to heat for 30 to 45 seconds with top off skillet.
  18. Discard any mussels that did not open.
  19. Serve in a deep bowl.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1512.12 Kcal (6331 kJ)
Calories from fat 1162.01 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 129.11g 199%
Cholesterol 394.33mg 131%
Sodium 1375.13mg 57%
Potassium 213.09mg 5%
Total Carbs 31.24g 10%
Sugars 2.12g 8%
Dietary Fiber 1.03g 4%
Protein 58.25g 116%
Vitamin C 83.6mg 139%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 19.5mg 108%
Calcium 132mg 13%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 212.87 Kcal (891 kJ)
Calories from fat 163.58 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18.18g 199%
Cholesterol 55.51mg 131%
Sodium 193.58mg 57%
Potassium 30mg 5%
Total Carbs 4.4g 10%
Sugars 0.3g 8%
Dietary Fiber 0.14g 4%
Protein 8.2g 116%
Vitamin C 11.8mg 139%
Iron 2.7mg 108%
Calcium 18.6mg 13%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 40.8
    Points
  • 42
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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