This ones great!!!

Portuguese Mussels
From Impudent Oyster

Mussel Ingredients
6lbs cleaned fresh Outer Beach mussels
1 C chopped parsley
1 lb diced Chourico
4 oz butter
1 oz minced garlic

Diablo Sauce
2 med green onions, chopped
2 med Spanish onions, chopped
3 oz olive oil
1 oz minced garlic
2 C white wine
3 lbs crushed canned plumb tomatoes
1 C V8 juice
½ t crushed red pepper
2 t thyme
2 t basil
2 t oregano
2 bay leves
1 T tomato paste
2 T sugar

Prepare Diablo Sauce (ahead if desired)
Saute peppers & onions in oil till soft. Add garlic & sauté 3-3 min. Add wine & reduce 50%. Add remaining sauce ingredients. Simmer 1 hr. (note: this recipe appears to makes about 2X more Diablo sauce than needed for this recipe???)

Cook mussels
Place 4+ C Diablo sauce in sauce pan with mussels & remaining 4 ingredients. Cover & cook over med-high heat till open. Stir occasionally.

Serve with any great garlic bread.


mike