Recipe for in mitulis (Boiled Mussels)
By XXX
Original recipe:
Translation:
Ingredients
- l-1½ pt (0.5-0.8L) mussels per person
- A pinch of each of :
- celery seeds
- rue
- peppercorns
- 1 tbsp (15ml) honey
- 1 tbsp (15ml) olive oil
- 1 tsp (5ml) garum
- tbsp (15ml) corn flour
Preparation
- Clean the mussels thoroughly and throw away any that are open.
- Place the remaining mussels in a rinsed wide pan and cover closely with a folded damp tea-towel.
- Heat quickly, shaking the pan at intervals, for about 5-7 minutes until the shells open — discard any that do not open after steaming.
- Remove the mussels from their shells, and keep them warm.
- Crush the celery seed, rue, pepper and honey together in a bowl, olive oil and garum, and put in all this in a pan.
- Blend in the cornflour and bring to the boil stirring all the time, until the sauce thickens.
- Pour over the mussels, sprinkle with pepper and serve.
