Campania Style Mussels

Name: Campania Style Mussels
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 baguette, cut in 1/2-inch diagonal slices; 1 bay leaf; 118 milliliters black olives, pitted, cut in half; 4 mediums tomatoes, peeled and seeded, chopped, about 1 cup (or, out of season, use good quality tinned diced tomatoes); 3 Tbsps capers in brine, drained; 355 milliliters unsalted chicken stock, preferably homemade; 118 milliliters flat-leaf italian parsley, roughly chopped; 5 mediums garlic cloves, peeled, sliced; 4 servings ground pepper, to taste; 2 lemons, juice of, strained; 1 lemon, zest of, finely minced; 907 grams fresh mussels, in the shell, each scrubbed and rinsed; 4 Tbsps olive oil, divided; 4 servings sea salt, to taste; 79 milliliters white wine

Campani

Ingredients

Servings:

baguette, cut in 1/2-inch diagonal slices 1

bay leaf 118milliliters

black olives, pitted, cut in half 4mediums

tomatoes, peeled and seeded, chopped, about 1 cup (or, out of season, use good quality tinned diced tomatoes)3Tbsps

capers in brine, drained 355milliliters

unsalted chicken stock, preferably homemade 118milliliters

flat-leaf italian parsley, roughly chopped 5mediums

garlic cloves, peeled, sliced 4servings

ground pepper, to taste 2

lemons, juice of, strained 1

lemon, zest of, finely minced 907grams

fresh mussels, in the shell, each scrubbed and rinsed 4Tbsps

olive oil, divided 4servings

sea salt, to taste 79milliliters

white wine

Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Muscadet, Riesling

Shellfish works really well with Chardonnay, Muscadet, and Riesling. Buttery chardonnay is great for scallops, shrimp, crab, and lobster, while muscadet is a classic pick for mussels, oysters, and clams. If you've got some spice in your shellfish, a semi-dry riesling can balance out the heat. The Rochioli Estate Chardonnay with a 4.3 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 42 dollars per bottle.