Black Peppered Mussels Recipes

BLACK PEPPERED MUSSELS

Steps:

• Place the mussels in a medium skillet. Grind half of the pepper over mussels. Cover, and place over high heat. Cook until the mussels open, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. If there is not enough liquid released from the mussels it may be necessary to add a few tablespoons of water to steam the mussels.
• As soon as the mussels have opened, transfer to a serving bowl. Grind remaining pepper over mussels. Serve with lemon wedges and a drizzle of olive oil. Serve immediately.

GRILLED MUSSELS WITH CRACKED BLACK PEPPER

Steps:

• Scrub the mussels, rinse in several changes of water and trim the beards, if any.
• Heat a large skillet (cast iron is best) over high heat -- a DRY skillet.
• When the skillet is very hot, put all of the mussels into it and shake the pan.
• The mussels will begin to open immediately. It will sound almost like popcorn. This is the mussels opening up and releasing there juices into the hot pan.
• Continue shaking the pan until all the mussels have opened. This should not take any more than 5 min at the most. They cook quickly and you don't want to overcook them.
• Remove from the heat and season GENEROUSLY with black pepper.
• Transfer the mussels in the skillet to a table or spoon the mussels into individual bowls.
• Serve immediately.

BLACK PEPPER MUSSELS

Steps:

• Put the mussels and 1/4 cup water in a large skillet. Season with 1 teaspoon pepper. Cover, and cook over high heat, stirring once, until the mussels open, 2 to 3 minutes. Discard unopened shells.
• Transfer the mussels to a serving bowl. Season with the remaining pepper, drizzle with olive oil, and serve with lemon wedges.