Mussels Marinara
Mussels Marinara

Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, mussels marinara. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Mussels Marinara is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Mussels Marinara is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook mussels marinara using 18 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Mussels Marinara:
  1. Take 1/2 tablespoon salt and water to cook the pasta
  2. Prepare 8 ounces linguine- cook by the package directions
  3. Get 1/2 of an onion – finely diced
  4. Make ready 1/2 each jalapeno – finely diced (with seeds makes spicier -Your choice:)
  5. Take 3-4 cloves garlic – finely chopped
  6. Get 4 each mushrooms sliced
  7. Prepare 1/2 pint grape tomatoes- quartered- or a cup of diced tomatoes
  8. Prepare 1 ounce olive oil
  9. Make ready 1/4 teaspoon dry,thyme
  10. Get 1/4 teaspoon dry,oregano
  11. Get 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  12. Prepare 1 teaspoon salt
  13. Make ready 1 1/2 teaspoon sugar (If you like a slightly sweeter sauce adjust at the end:)
  14. Prepare 1 cup clam juice
  15. Prepare 1-1 1/2 pounds mussels cleaned - no dead ones
  16. Prepare 2 cups tomato sauce
  17. Take 1 ounce basil - fine chiffonade/ribbon cut
  18. Get as needed Parmesan
Steps to make Mussels Marinara:
  1. Clean mussels- they should be closed, and if anything is hanging off pull and cut seaweed or beard. If open tap on counter three or four times to see if it closes. If it stays open throw it away. Dead shellfish will make you very sick.
  2. Place a 4 quart pot on and fill with 2 quarts of water and bring to a boil add a 1/2 tablespoon of salt
  3. In a 4 quart pot, cook off pasta and set aside
  4. Add the thyme,oregano, pepper, salt, sugar and clam juice and simmer for 5 minutes.
  5. Add mussels and tomato sauce Cover and cook until mussels have opened about 10 minutes. Discard any mussels that have not opened after that. Toss in basil and adjust seasonings if needed.
  6. Mix the mussels and sauce with pasta and serve Parmesan on top as you like.
  7. Note -I like adding peeled shrimp and scallops to make a Seafood Marinara I add them at the same time as I add the mussels. The scallops should be firm and the shrimp pink.

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