Italian Fish Recipes - Mussels Tuscany Style (Cozze Alla Tosana) Recipe

Ingredients             

• 1 small onion

• 450 g/1lb mussels, scrubbed and beards removed

• 150 ml/2/3 cup white wine

• 2 sprigs of thyme

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

• 300 ml/1 1/4 cups stock or water

• 15 ml/1 tbsp oil

• 3 tomatoes, peeled and chopped

• 30 ml/2 tbsp tomato puree (paste)

Method:

1. Chop the onion and place in a large pan with the mussels, wine, thyme, salt and pepper and stock or water.

2. Cover and heat rapidly until the mussels open. Drain the mussels reserving the liquid.

3. Remove the mussels from their shells. Discard any unopened ones.

4. Heat the oil in a pan, add the tomatoes and simmer until they are soft.

5. Add the mussels and simmer for two minutes. Stir in the tomato puree and serve immediately.