Tomato Spiced Mussels and Spaghetti

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      20 min

Appears in
In the Mood for Entertaining

By Jo Pratt

Published 2009

  • About

This is a really tasty dish and wonderfully easy to make. If you fancy a bit on the side, serve with some crusty bread to mop up the delicious juices or you could make the Toasted Ciabatta with Roasted Garlic.

Ingredients

  • 1.5 kg mussels
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 long red ch

Method

Wash the mussels in cold water, pulling off any straggly beards. Throw away any that remain open after a few seconds when lightly tapped.

Heat a large lidded saucepan and add the oil. Sauté the chilli, garlic, onion and fennel and cook gently for a good 15 minutes until everything is nicely softened.

Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti until al dente.

Stir the wine, chopped to