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Mussels Ragù
🇮🇹 Italian

Mussels Ragù

🇮🇹 Italian

A slow-simmered italian pot of mussels, root vegetables and rich broth — dinner that tastes like a warm kitchen on a cold day. 47 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 15 min Cook 32 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

  • Saltto taste
  • Onion2, chopped
  • Garlic4 cloves, minced
  • Potato3 medium, cubed
  • Olive Oil2 tbsp
  • Tomato Paste2 tbsp
  • Dried Oregano1 tsp
  • Carrot2, thickly sliced
  • Stock or Broth750 ml
  • Mussels800 g, cleaned
  • Red Wine150 ml

Optional extras

  • Fresh Basilhandful, to finish

Instructions

  1. 1

    Warm the Olive Oil in a heavy casserole and brown the mussels well on all sides — real colour means real flavour.

  2. 2

    Lift the mussels out, soften the onion and garlic in the same pot, then add the dried oregano.

  3. 3

    Return the mussels, tip in the potato and carrot, and pour over the stock.

  4. 4

    Cover and let it murmur gently for 35-40 minutes until everything is spoon-tender and the broth has body.

  5. 5

    Season with salt and cracked pepper, then shower with fresh basil right before serving.

Chef's tip

For deeper flavour, toast the dried oregano in the oil before adding anything wet.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Two Greedy Italians - Linguine with prawns and mussels (HD) · on YouTube