[VIDEO] Croatian Recipes: Steamed Mussels with Wine, Garlic & Parsley

Dagnje na buzaru

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Dagnje na buzaru

Steamed Mussels with Wine, Garlic & Parsley (Dagnje na buzaru)

Ingredients:

Mussels – 1.5 kg
Olive oil – 5 tablespoons
Parsley – 1 tablespoon
Garlic – 5 cloves
White pepper – 1/2 teaspoon
White wine – 200 ml
Lemon – 1

Instructions:

1. Clean the shells of the mussels, removing any ‘beards’. Rinse well under cold water. The ones with cracked shells or wide open should be discarded.

2. Heat olive oil in a pan and fry the garlic (crushed). Once the garlic releases its smell add parsley, white pepper, then add the mussels and a few lemon rings. Cover and let cook.

3. Once the mussels have opened add the white wine. Cook more until the mussels are wide open. Give the mussels a final toss and serve.

Check out the video instructions below:

You can see the original recipe in Croatian here.