For weeks we have been reading articles and watching cooking shows about mussels and they always look so easy and so good! So we went to Whole Foods yesterday and bought a couple pounds. The meal was simple and absolutely delicious, our only regret was that we didn't have a nice crusty baguette to go with it! The most difficult part was cleaning the mussels and de-bearding them. We soaked them in cold water for about 20 minutes and them scrubbed them with the rough side of a (new) sponge and then placed them in another bowl of water before straining them. For the sauce, we cooked 1 onion, 1 sliced lemon, and 6 sprigs of thyme in a pot until just cooked through (see picture). Then we added the cleaned mussels and stirred for one minute. Next we added 3/4 cup of dry white wine and 1/2 cup of chicken stock. Once the liquid was boiling, we turned off the heat and put the lid on (our pot is a cast iron, so it stays hot for awhile). Meanwhile, we boiled 1/4 pound of spaghetti (we're still trying to limit our pasta amount, so we just had a little bit). Once the mussels were all opened, we topped them with 1/4 cup of chopped parsley and then served them, with the broth, on top of the spaghetti. It was really good! We need to convince my parents to make the trek up to Parrish so we can make this for them too!
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