Steamed Mussels with Sausages and Fennel

Name: Steamed Mussels with Sausages and Fennel
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams crusty French or sourdough baguette, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices, divided; 710 milliliters dry white wine (about one 750-ml bottle), divided; 1 liters large fresh fennel bulbs, sliced (about , divided; 6 garlic cloves, crushed, divided; 3 kilograms mussels, scrubbed, debearded; 8 servings Extra-virgin olive oil (for drizzling); 1 liters large onions, sliced (about , divided; 8 servings Chopped fresh Italian parsley; 1 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper, divided; 907 grams sweet or hot Italian link sausages, divided

Steamed Mussels with Sausages and Fennel might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 918 calories, 45g of protein, and 50g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 46% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up garlic cloves, fennel bulbs, onions, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450°F. Using fork, piercesausages all over.

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Oven

Heat each of 2 largecast-iron skillets or other large ovenproofskillets over medium-high heat.

Addhalf of sausages to each skillet and cookmeat until browned, turning occasionally,about 5 minutes.

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Sausage

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Add half of onions, halfof fennel, half of garlic, and half of driedcrushed red pepper to each skillet.

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Red Pepper

Fennel

Garlic

Onion

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Add1 cup white wine to each skillet and bringto boil. Cover and simmer until sausagesand vegetables are cooked through,about 12 minutes.

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Vegetable

White Wine

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Add 1/2 cup wine, then1/2 of mussels to each skillet; transferskillets to oven and roast uncovered5 minutes. Carefully remove skilletsfrom oven; top each skillet with enoughbaguette slices to cover completely.Return skillets to oven; bake uncovereduntil mussels open and bread slices beginto brown, about 5 minutes longer (discardany mussels that do not open).

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Mussels

Bread

Wine

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Drizzle bread in each skillet withextra-virgin olive oil, then sprinkle withchopped parsley.

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Virgin Olive Oil

Parsley

Bread

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Serve mussels andsausages directly from skillets.

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Mussels

A soft, medium-bodiedred wine is the perfect matchfor this rich, hearty entrée. We like the

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Wine

Ca’ Bianca 2005 "Antè" Barbera d’Asti($1

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Barbera Wine

from Italy's Piedmont region. Thewine's juicy sour-cherry flavors andslight earthiness pair beautifully with thesausages and mussels.

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Mussels

Cherries

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Servings:

454grams

crusty French or sourdough baguette, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices, divided 710milliliters

dry white wine (about one 750-ml bottle), divided 1liters

large fresh fennel bulbs, sliced (about , divided 6

garlic cloves, crushed, divided 3kilograms

mussels, scrubbed, debearded 8servings

Extra-virgin olive oil (for drizzling)1liters

large onions, sliced (about , divided 8servings

Chopped fresh Italian parsley 1teaspoon

dried crushed red pepper, divided 907grams

sweet or hot Italian link sausages, divided

Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Muscadet, Riesling

Chardonnay, Muscadet, and Riesling are my top picks for Shellfish. 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. One wine you could try is GEN5 Chardonnay. It has 4.3 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 9 dollars.