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Mussels in White Wine, Ligurian Style

by Editorial Staff

Summary

Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Total Time 35 mins
Course Appetizers & Snacks
Cuisine European
Servings (Default: 2)

Ingredients

  • 2 kg mussel (s)
  • 1 bottle white wine, dry, Italian
  • 5 cloves garlic
  • 1 stick (s) celery
  • 1 leek
  • 2 carrot (s)
  • 1 large onion (s)
  • 2 tablespoon butter
  • 1 bay leaf
Mussels in White Wine, Ligurian Style
Mussels in White Wine, Ligurian Style

Instructions

  1. Rinse the mussels thoroughly under running water. Peel and chop the onion and garlic. Clean and slice the carrots, leek, and celery into similar-sized pieces.
  2. Heat the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the prepared vegetables and sauté for 3–4 minutes until softened.
  3. Add the bay leaf and pour in the white wine, stirring to deglaze the pan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
  4. Add the mussels and cover with a lid. Cook for 15 minutes until the mussel shells open. Discard any mussels that remain closed after cooking.
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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