🇪🇸 Spanish

Mussels Sopa de Ajo

Name: Mussels Sopa de Ajo
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 17 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 1, diced Onion; 3 cloves, minced Garlic; 1 tbsp Olive Oil; 2 Eggs; small handful Fresh Parsley; 1 litre Stock or Broth; 800 g Mussels; 1/2 tsp Smoked Paprika; 150 g, stale Bread

🇪🇸 Spanish

Gentle simmered mussels in a fragrant broth, finished with fresh herbs — the spanish answer to "something light tonight". Ready in 27 minutes including prep.

Prep 10 min Cook 17 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Onion1, diced
Garlic3 cloves, minced
Olive Oil1 tbsp
Eggs2
Fresh Parsleysmall handful
Stock or Broth1 litre
Mussels800 g
Smoked Paprika1/2 tsp
Bread150 g, stale

Instructions

1
Sweat the onion in the Olive Oil until translucent but not browned, about 5 minutes.
2
Add the garlic and smoked paprika and cook for 30 seconds more.
3
Pour in the stock, bring to a simmer, and add the mussels.
4
Simmer gently until the mussels is just cooked through and the broth tastes rounded.
5
Ladle into warm bowls and top each with fresh parsley and a grind of black pepper.

Chef's tip

For deeper flavour, toast the smoked paprika in the oil before adding anything wet.

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Watch how it's made

Video: How To Make Spanish Mussels · on YouTube