Fresh Mussel Sauce with Linguini

Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Cooking One on One

By John Ash

Published 2004

  • About

Fresh mussels are quick and easy to cook and practically make their own sauce. Those that we buy in the market today are generally farm-raised and, as a result, are much cleaner and don’t need to be “purged” of grit and sand before cooking. Substitute clams if you like them better. The traditional recipe calls for a long pasta but you can use anything you want. You can also remove the mussels from the shell before combining with the pasta. I don’t serve this with cheese, but you can if you