Recipe

Chorizo Steamed Clams

Name: Chorizo Steamed Clams
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1 lemon, zested; ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes, or to taste; 2 cups white wine; freshly ground black pepper to taste; 2 pounds mussels, cleaned and debearded; 1 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

This mussels recipe is seriously delicious and one of the quickest shellfish preparations known to man. Bring a flavorful, wine-based broth to a boil, add mussels, and cover; cook until they open, and eat. That's it! Serve with grilled bread for a perfect way to mop up the broth.

Prep 10mCook 10mTotal 20mServes 2

Ingredients

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Instructions

1
Gather all ingredients.
2
Melt butter in a large stockpot over medium heat. Add garlic and let sizzle for about 30 seconds. Stir in lemon zest and red pepper flakes for about 45 seconds.
3
Quickly pour wine into the pot and season with black pepper. Bring sauce to a boil; add mussels and cover immediately. Shake pot and let boil for 1 minute.
4
Stir mussels, replace cover, and let boil for 2 more minutes. The shells will begin to open. Stir in parsley, cover, and cook until all shells are open, 1 to 3 minutes.
5
Serve and enjoy!

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