Fishermen’s Mussels

Name: Fishermen’s Mussels (Cozze del Pescatore)
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1.5 kg (3 lb 5 oz) mussels; 6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 large garlic clove, finely chopped; ½ tsp cayenne pepper or chilli pepper; ½ tsp cayenne pepper or chilli pepper; 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 100 ml (3½ fl oz) dry white wine; salt to taste

Cozze del Pescatore

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Antonio Carluccio Goes Wild

By Antonio Carluccio

Published 2001

About

In every coastal town or village in Italy you can find a similar dish.

Ingredients

1.5 kg (3 lb 5 oz) mussels
6

Europe
Italy
Fish course
Gluten-free
Pescatarian

Method

Clean the mussels well. Heat the oil in a large lidded pan, and briefly fry the garlic and cayenne or chilli pepper. Add the parsley, wine and mussels then cover with the lid. Whilst holding the lid, shake the pan to allow the mussels to open properly. After 5 minutes’ cooking time, make sure that every mussel is open. (Discard any that are still shut.) Season