These gourmet mussels are best served with a generous serving of crusty bread.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 celery stalk, thinly sliced on an angle
- 1 small leek (white part only), halved, sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 cup (250ml) low-carb beer
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 6 thyme sprigs
- 1kg black mussels, scrubbed, debearded
- 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 400g grainy bread, to serve
Method
- Step 1Heat oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Cook celery, leek and garlic for 1 minute until leek softens. Add beer, bay, juice and thyme. Bring to a boil. Add mussels, cover and cook for 5 minutes until mussels open (discard any that don’t). Stir in parsley. Serve with bread.
- Low carb
Nutrition
2345 kj
Energy
16.4g
Fat Total
2.9g
Saturated Fat
6.5g
Fibre
40g
Protein
107mg
Cholesterol
2189mg
Sodium
50.7g
Carbs (total)
All nutrition values are per serve
- Author: Olivia Andrews
- Image credit: Ben Dearnley & Amanda McLauchlan
- Publication: Taste.com.au
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