Steamed Mussels Recipe by Ruth Paget
Serves 4
Ingredients:
-1 cup dry white wine
-1 chopped onion
-1 tablespoon chopped parsley
-1 teaspoon pepper
-4 tablespoons cream
-4 pounds mussels
Steps:
1-Scrub mussels with a brush under running water, removing beards if necessary.
2-Place all ingredients except the mussels in the bottom of a large pot. Stir the sauce and add the mussels.
3-Cover the pot and bring the sauce to a boil to steam the mussels open. This usually take about 15 minutes. Stir the mussels once or twice. Discard unopened mussels.
4-Serve hot in the pot at the table.
Source: Rose Pennington – circa 1950s
By Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France
