Mother's Day and Mussels

Mother's Day this year was a lazy day filled with Mimosas by the pool an listening to The Kings of Leon! My sister was in town from NYC and we were craving mussels for dinner. So off we sent Michael to the store to retrieve the goods and we got busy with the grill!

Try it yourself!



Ingredients

* 2 cloves garlic
* Salt and freshly ground black pepper
* 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for the bread
* 2 shallots, coarsely chopped
* 2 cups white wine
* 2 pounds cultivated mussels, scrubbed
* 2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
* 2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon leaves
* 1 baguette, halved lengthwise

Directions

Heat grill to high. Sprinkle garlic with a pinch of salt and, with the flat side of a large knife, mash and smear the garlic to a coarse paste. Heat the oil in a stockpot on the grates of the grill, add the shallots and garlic and cook until shallots soften. Add the wine, bring to a boil and stir in the mussels. Cover the pot and cook the mussels until all of them have opened, about 6 to 8 minutes, discard any that do not open.

Remove the mussels with a slotted spoon to a large bowl. Bring the cooking liquid to a simmer and whisk in the butter. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and stir in the tarragon. Pour the mixture over the mussels and serve immediately with grilled bread.

Brush cut side of baguette with oil, season with salt and pepper and grill, cut side down until lightly golden brown.