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Fish & seafood
Pickled mussels
Mussels preserved in a mild escabeche of bay leaf and paprika.
Gluten-free
Ingredients
- 1.5 kg mussels
- 500 g water
- 150 g extra virgin olive oil
- 60 g wine vinegar
- 4 sliced garlic cloves
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 1 teaspoon peppercorns
- Salt to taste
Step-by-step
Choose your robot:
- Clean the mussels and put them in the Varoma dish.
- Pour the water into the mixing bowl, set the Varoma in place and program 15 min/Varoma/speed 2.
- Remove the shells and reserve the meat of the opened mussels.
- Empty and clean the mixing bowl. Put the oil and the sliced garlic.
- Program 5 min/120°C/spoon speed until the garlic browns slightly.
- Add the bay leaf, the peppercorns and the paprika and mix 5 sec/speed 2.
- Add the vinegar and a pinch of salt and program 3 min/100°C/speed 1.
- Place the mussels in a bowl and cover them with the warm escabeche.
- Let it cool and rest in the fridge for at least 12 hours before serving.
Tips
- The escabeche gains a lot from one day to the next.
- Remove the paprika from the heat early so it does not turn bitter.
- Serve at room temperature as a tapa.
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