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TOTAL TIME: 30 min
Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 15 min
 
YIELD: 4 to 6 servings
LEVEL: Easy

ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 3 cloves garlic, sliced into chunks
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
  • 12 ounces cherry tomatoes, some quartered and the rest sliced in half
  • 3/4 cup dry white wine
  • 3 pounds mussels, scrubbed and debearded
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley
  • Grilled Bread, recipe follows
GRILLED BREAD:
  • 1 loaf country bread, cut into thick slices
  • 1 head garlic, cut in half
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Directions

Heat a charcoal grill to medium high.

Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy Dutch oven over the grill grates. Add the red pepper flakes and garlic and stir until fragrant. Season with salt and pepper, then stir in the tomatoes. Cook, stirring, until some of the tomatoes begin to burst and you begin to smell their sweetness, about 5 minutes.

Stir in the wine. Once it begins to simmer, add the mussels and cover with a lid. Cook just until the mussels open, 6 to 8 minutes. Do not overcook or they'll be tough and chewy and no longer taste like the sea. Discard the mussels that do not open while cooking.

Divide the mussels and cooking liquid among soup bowls. Sprinkle with the parsley and drizzle with olive oil. Serve with the Grilled Bread.
Grill the bread over medium-high heat until golden and brown on both sides. Rub the garlic on both sides of the bread for flavor. Serve with olive oil.

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  • on May 19, 2013

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    AMAZING RECIPE.... I watched Gabriele makes this recipe on the beach in Italy and had to test it out. I threw in a little extra red pepper in order to make sauce a little spicier. Great way to impress your guest. Thank you Gabriele and Debi!!!

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  • on September 05, 2012

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    This is my absolute favorite way of fixing mussels. I've tried many recipes for mussels trying to find the perfect one and this is definite it. The broth and the mussels are so flavorful and the fact that this recipe can be made very quickly is as added bonus. I do fix it on my stove not on a grill. Delicious and healthy!!

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  • on April 21, 2012

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    The best recipe for mussels ever! I hate it when fish has a "fishy" taste, and this was def not fishy! perfect!

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