Chipotle Mussels
Recipe: #13704
August 09, 2014
Categories: Mussels, Appetizers, Game/Sports Day, Gluten-Free, No Eggs, Non-Dairy, more
"Recipe source: Coyote Cafe"
Ingredients
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Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (857.7 g)
- Calories 1035
- Total Fat - 75.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 11.2 g
- Cholesterol - 173.1 mg
- Sodium - 1369 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 32.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.3 g
- Sugars - 5.8 g
- Protein - 56.6 g
- Calcium - 173.2 mg
- Iron - 19.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 66 mg
- Thiamin - 0.8 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
To prepare mussels: wash well and remove the beard with a paring knife and then place mussels in a large pot with the garlic, orange zest, chipotle and water and being to a boil - cover and let steam for 4-5 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit for 5 minutes. Discard any mussels that don't open. Remove mussels and keep covered.
Step 2
Reduce liquid in pan by half and add oil and orange juice.
Step 3
Divide mussels on the half shell, discard other shell, evenly between soup plates add broth. Garnish with the orange mayonnaise and sprigs of cilantro.
Step 4
To make the orange mayonnaise: beat egg yolk until light lemon colored and then transfer to a blender. Blend yolk while adding oil on the lowest speed, a tiny bit at a time, pouring the oil in through the blender cover. Put on high speed until combined. Add remaining ingredients (orange zest to cilantro) and blend. Let stand one hour before serving.
Tips
No special items needed.