As you can see, we've been on a real seafood kick this past week. I can say that I was inspired by all the yummy seafood we had in Connecticut at this adorable family owned restaurant in Mystic Seaport. We didn't get their infamous lobster roll, but enjoyed their lump crabcakes, clam chowder and steamed mussels. I really enjoyed the taste of the mussels and wanted to try making them myself. They are soooo easy to make! Literally, 4 minutes to cook. (And about an hour to eat!).
alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509892848824918482" />I found the mussel "bath" recipe on the food network recipe. It's really easy:
1 can diced tomatoes
3 cloves garlic
1 cup chicken broth
bunch of fresh cilantro
Splash of cooking wine
Bring all of the ingredients to a boil. Then add your mussels and steam them for 4 minutes, or until all of them have opened. Serve with melted butter ( I added minced garlic and red pepper flakes to mine - delicious!).
The clam chowder was awesome too! I made a low-fat version using 1% milk and flour to help thicken the soup. We purchased the fresh clams and mussels from our local famrer's market. When it comes to seafood, gotta buy fresh! It's worth the extra bucks.
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