Mussels au Gratin
Ingredients
- 1 onion
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1/4 pint pint white wine
- 2 tablespoons concentrated tomato puree
- salt and freshly milled white pepper
- generous pinch of cayenne
- pinch of dried thyme
- generous pinch of sugar
- 14 oz frozen mussels thawed
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
- 4 tablespoons freshly grated Cheddar cheese
- 1 oz butter
Instructions
- Finely chop the onion and garlic. Heat the oil. Fry the onion and garlic in the oil until transparent.
- Stir in the wine and tomato puree, season with salt, pepper, cayenne and thyme, and cook over a low heat for 10 minutes, stirring from time to time. Stir in the sugar.
- Spoon the tomato sauce into four ovenproof dishes and top with the mussels. Sprinkle the chopped parsley and grated Cheddar over the mussels and dot with butter.
- Bake in a moderately hot oven (200 c, 400 f, gas 6) until the cheese begins to melt. Serves 4
- Serve with: white bread.
Calories: 256 kcal
Carbohydrates: 6 g
Protein: 10 g
Fat: 19g
Saturated Fat: 8 g
Trans Fat: 1 g
Cholesterol: 45 mg
Sodium: 294 mg
Potassium: 283 mg
Fiber: 1 g
Sugar: 2 g
Vitamin A: 535 IU
Vitamin C: 9 mg
Calcium: 136 mg
Iron: 2 mg