Mussels Steamed in Pale Ale

Recipe created by SheKnows on Apr 19, 2011
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Prep: 10 min
Cook Time: 15 min
Total: 25 min
Serving: 2 Servings

Serve these mussels, steamed in a delicious and fragrant beer, thyme, garlic, shallot, orange and lemon sauce, with chunks of crusty peasant bread to soak up all of the scrumptious juices.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 shallots, finely diced
2 cloves garlic, gently bashed
4 sprigs fresh thyme
2 pounds mussels, scrubbed and cleaned
1 pint of pale ale beer
Juice and zest from half an orange
Juice and zest from half a lemon
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Directions

Place the oil into a large pot over medium heat. Once it begins to shimmer, add the shallots, garlic and thyme and sauté the mixture for 2 minutes before stirring in the mussels and increasing the heat to high.
Add the beer, orange juice, orange zest, lemon juice, lemon zest and a few pinches of salt and pepper. Stir the mixture well, cover and cook for 8 minutes.
Transfer the mussels to a bowl and then bring the remaining liquid to a rolling boil; cook for 4 minutes. Stir the butter into the sauce and then season with salt and pepper. Pour the sauce over the mussels and serve immediately.