Broiled Mussels [Bulkbites.com]

• Servings: 6
• Time: 40 minutes

The best part with mussels is that they provide you with a wide range of nutrients that are important for your health. For example, protein present in mussels helps in maintaining the shape of your body cells and enables effective communication between them to ensure proper health. Mussels are also a wonderful source of selenium, an important nutrient that allows protein to carry out its functions. Vitamin A is also provided by mussels and this is required for maintaining immune and skin system, besides nourishing eyes. Butter is a healthier food option as compared to margarine. This is because it contains less cholesterol and has fewer calories. In addition to this, butter provides you with lots of minerals and essential fatty acids. It also has a perfect balance of omega-6 and omega-3 fats.

Nutrition

• calories: 219
• protein: 18
• carbs: 10
• fat: 11
• saturated fat: 0.64
• polyunsaturated fat: 0.93
• monounsaturated fat: 0.79
• cholesterol: 42
• sodium: 432
• potassium: 510
• dietary fiber: 0.18
• sugars: 0.05
• vitamin a: 93
• vitamin c: 19
• calcium: 47
• iron: 6
• magnesium: 0
• complex carbs: 9.77
• other fats: 8.64

Ingredients

• 6 cup Mollusks, mussel, blue, raw
• 1.02 clove Garlic, raw
• 6 slice Plain Butter
• 0.24 1 tsp Smoked Paprika
• 3 sprigs Parsley, fresh
• 3.48 glass Sparkling white wine

Instructions

• First, clean the mussels.
• Take a medium pot and boil wine in it.
• Then add mussels in the pot. Cover and steam them up so that they open. This might take 3-6 minutes at the most.
• Allow the mussels to cool once they are opened. Then remove one of the shells from each mussel. Make sure that the remaining shell contains mussel in it.
• Reserve the mussel broth in a separate bowl.
• Now take another bowl and mix butter, salt, smoked paprika, garlic and parsley in it.
• bowl and mix butter, salt, smoked paprika, garlic and parsley in it.
• Now spread the above mixture into each mussel.
• Start arranging the mussels in a tray and keep it in a fridge so that the butter is hard.
• Set the oven temperature to 500 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Place the tray containing mussels in the oven for a couple of minutes so that the butter starts to bubble.
• Remove the mussels from the oven and serve hot.