Mussels In Tomato Ginger Sauce Recipe
Your search for great mussels in tomato ginger sauce ends now. This mussels in tomato ginger sauce is so tasty that I can not resist serving it as a main dish often. The main ingredient in this recipe is seafood. Try this mussels in tomato ginger sauce once and only once! your loyalty to it forever is guaranteed!
Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium-size yellow onion .finely chopped (1 cup)
2 cloves garlic, slivered
1 large carrot, peeled, halved lengthwise, and thinly sliced (1 cup)
2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger or 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1 can (14 1/2 ounces) low-sodium tomatoes, chopped, with their juice
1 cup water
5 pounds mussels in their shells, scrubbed and beards removed
Croutons (optional garnish)
Directions
1 ln a 5-quart Dutch oven, heat the oil over moderate heat. Add the onion and garlic and saute, stirring, for 5 minutes or until softened. Add the carrot and ginger and cook 4 minutes longer. Stir in the tomatoes and water, then bring to a boil over moderate heat.
2 Place 1/3 of the mussels in the liquid, cover, and reduce the heat to moderately low; cook for 5 minutes or until the shells have opened. With a slotted spoon, transfer to a serving bowl and keep warm. Continue adding the remaining mussels to the liquid until all are cooked. (Discard any mussels that do not open.) Pour the sauce over the mussels and top with croutons if desired. Accompany with bread, to soak up any sauce, and Pasta Salad with Italian Green Beans and Mushrooms.
2 Place 1/3 of the mussels in the liquid, cover, and reduce the heat to moderately low; cook for 5 minutes or until the shells have opened. With a slotted spoon, transfer to a serving bowl and keep warm. Continue adding the remaining mussels to the liquid until all are cooked. (Discard any mussels that do not open.) Pour the sauce over the mussels and top with croutons if desired. Accompany with bread, to soak up any sauce, and Pasta Salad with Italian Green Beans and Mushrooms.
