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title: "Meatless Friday: Mussels in Wine"
description: "This classic steamed Mussels recipe is a quick and easy Friday night meal. Veronica Gantley advises, \"Dip some bread into this white wine, garlicky broth and you will think you died and went to heaven"
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# Meatless Friday: Mussels in Wine

Jun 26, 2015 8:00:23 AM  |  by [Guest](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/guest)

Living in Coastal Virginia does have its perks. One of them is local seafood. Mussels are delicious when cooked right, relatively inexpensive, sustainable and surprisingly easy to make. I love to serve this with a crusty baguette to soak up all the lovely juices left in the bottom of the bowl.

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## MUSSELS IN WINE

###  INGREDIENTS:

2 tablespoons butter  
 2 cloves garlic minced  
 1 shallot minced  
 1 medium lemon, zested  
 2 cups dry white wine  
 1/4 teaspoon black pepper  
 2 pounds mussels  
 2-3 slices of grilled bread

### DIRECTIONS:

Heat butter in a stockpot and garlic and cook for about a minute add the shallots and cook another minute. Add lemon zest and cook another 30 seconds. Add wine and season with black pepper. Bring mixture to a boil. Stir the pot and add the mussels put a lid on the pot and allow mussels to steam. Cook 2-3 minutes or until all the mussels are open.  
 Serve with grilled bread to sop up all the juice.

Note: Any unopened mussels should be discarded.

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Peace be with you,

Veronica

*Copyright 2015, Veronica Gantley.*  
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