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Clams with Saffron

by Editorial Staff

Summary

Prep Time 30 mins
Total Time 30 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine European
Servings (Default: 4)

Ingredients

  • 1 kg mussel (s), fresh (mussels)
  • 2 cloves garlic)
  • 1 medium onion (s)
  • 1 teaspoon saffron threads
  • 300 ml white wine
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • some salt and pepper
Clams with Saffron
Clams with Saffron

Instructions

  1. Chop 2 cloves garlic and cut 1 medium onion into fine strips. Combine in a large bowl with 300 ml white wine and 1 teaspoon saffron threads. Stir gently for 1-2 minutes to help dissolve the saffron.
  2. Rinse the 1 kg fresh mussels under cold water. Discard any that are already open or don't close when gently tapped. Add the tightly closed mussels to the wine mixture.
  3. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large saucepan over high heat. Add the mussels and wine mixture, cover, reduce heat to medium, and simmer for 10 minutes until all mussels have opened.
  4. Season the cooking liquid with salt and pepper to taste. Serve the mussels in bowls with the cooking liquid.
Editorial Staff

About Editorial Staff

The Boss Kitchen editorial staff oversees content review, fact-checking, and recipe verification across the site. Published articles pass through the editorial team before going live, ensuring ingredient lists, techniques, cooking times, and nutritional claims hold up in a home kitchen. The team coordinates contributions across the site writers, handles reader corrections, and maintains consistency in measurement conventions, safety guidance, and dietary labeling. Posts under this byline typically represent team-reviewed reference material, site announcements, or editorial roundups rather than individual-author features, and they are held to the same sourcing standards as bylined recipe and product coverage.

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