Moule Marinere!

I had a fantastic lunch this afternoon.. Oysters, mussels and wine... Ahh.. Life is good!

(I had my oysters natural with some lemon and tabasco sauce.)

Now, for the recipe on Moule Marinere, a traditional french style of steamed mussels.

(Served with fresh baguette)

Ingredients:
Mussels, cleaned and debearded
Onions, roughly chopped
Garlic, roughly chopped
Spring onions, chopped (optional)
Thyme
Parsley
Bay leaf
Lemon juice, fresh preferred
Black pepper, grounded
Butter
White wine

Directions:
1) Melt some butter in saucepan, lightly sauté the garlic, onions, thyme, parsley, spring onions and bay leaf on low heat.

2) Pour about 1-2glasses of white wine and bring to a boil. Squeeze abit of lemon juice in and add abit of black pepper in. A beautiful fragrant smell will fill your kitchen!

3) Put the mussels in and let it cook for about 5mins. Once the mussels open, it means its ready. We do not want to overcook the mussels!

4) Once ready, take put the mussels and strain the sauce. Melt some butter in the sauce and add some parsley. After that, pour over the mussels.

Nice to have with some wine and bread, enjoy!

(Perfect meal!)