Serves 4
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 13-15 minutes
Ingredients
- 1kg fresh mussels
- 2 tsbp olive oil
- 2 tsbp butter
- 1 large onion, chopped finely
- 4 whole garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 glass of white wine (the alcohol will burn off when it is heated)
- ½ teaspoons thyme, dried
- 400g dried or fresh linguine
- Handful parsely
- Salt and pepper
Method
1. If you are buying your mussels from a fishmonger you’ll need 10 -12 per person. Our fresh mussels are great, we purchase both sustainable Welsh and Scottish mussels year round.
2. Melt the butter with the olive oil in a saucepan/dish over medium-low heat. Add the chopped onion and garlic, cook for 3 minutes or until the liquid is almost translucent.
3. Pour in the wine and stir before adding the mussels. The mussels should be closed. Stir and cover the pot for about 8-10 minutes.
4. While the mussels are cooking, cook the linguine as per the instructions on the pack and plate up the linguine for your family or guests.
5. Remove any unopened mussels, season with salt and pepper and garnish with a sprinkle of parsley before serving on the linguine.
