Lower sugar recipe for 2 people, takes only 10 mins; recipe has tomato, olive oil, garlic clove, shallot, chilli, white wine, tomato paste, sugar, mussel and basil.
Mussels with tomatoes & chilli
Course: Lower sugar
Servings
2
servings
Prep time
20 mins
Ingredients
- Garlic Clove: 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- Olive Oil: 2 tbsp olive oil
- Tomato: 2 ripe tomatoes
- Sugar: pinch of sugar
- Basil: good handful basil leaves
- Chilli: 1 red or green chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
- Shallot: 1 shallot, finely chopped
- Mussel: 1kg cleaned mussels
- White Wine: small glass dry white wine
- Tomato Paste: 1 tsp tomato paste
Directions
- Put the tomatoes in a heatproof bowl. Cover with boiling water, leave for 3 mins, then drain and peel. Quarter the tomatoes and scoop out and discard the seeds using a teaspoon. Roughly chop the tomato flesh.
- Heat the oil in a large pan with a tight- fitting lid. Add the garlic, shallot and chilli, then gently fry for 2-3 mins until softened. Pour in the wine and add the tomatoes, paste, sugar and seasoning (mussels are naturally salty so take care with the salt). Stir well and simmer for 2 mins.
- Tip in the mussels and give them a stir. Cover tightly and steam for 3-4 mins, shaking the pan halfway through, until the shells have opened.
- Discard any shells that remain shut, then divide the mussels between two bowls and add the basil leaves. Provide a large bowl for the empty shells.
