There’s nothing more I like that cooking outdoors. Wherever I can do it, I will. Yesterday was in my lovely little garden which is great as I can pick whatever herbs, fruit and vegetables I want. I get really bored of typical bbq food, i.e. burgers, hot dogs, sausages etc…that a lot of us Brits do. So if you are like me and want to cook something easy but a little more adventurous then this recipe will be for you. Especially if you like seafood!

The only thing I would stress is that cooking outdoors, some bbq’s, fire pits, outdoor ovens with have different strengths to how hot they are and how quick things will cook. It also will change in time to how much other ingredients you put in there along with the mussels.

Ingredients:

( Serves two as a main course portion )

• A 1kg bag of fresh Mussels ( Mine were Scottish )
• half an onion diced finely
• 1 small courgette diced finely
• A good handful of tomatoes. Sliced in half. I used my own homegrown ones which were golden ones and some piccolo red ones.
• 2 cloves of garlic finely chopped
• A few slices of a funnel bulb diced finely and also a few fronds
• A handful of parsley ripped roughly
• a pinch of sea salt
• A good splash of white wine. I used Sauvignon blanc. Plus a good splash for yourself!
• 2 knobs of unsalted butter
• Also I used a branch of bay, thyme and Rosemary to smoke underneath the embers. The smell is amazing!

 

Method:

• De-beard and clean your mussels including taking off any barnacles. Rinse them under cold water.
• Make a bag/parcel with foil and place in your Mussels plus all other vegetables and herbs. Add your wine and place the butter over everything.
• Close up your foil parcel and place onto your bbq.
• This will Cook for roughly 12-15 minutes ( Times may vary ) If you are cooking with just the mussels, it will take less time.
• After half way through take off and check how far it is cooking. Stir will a spoon and place back on the bbq.
• When everything is cooked through, take off, pour into large bowls and serve with some crusty buttered bread.