Ingredients:
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---For the sauce: |
1 |
cup |
olive oil |
1 |
medium |
white onion, finely diced |
3 |
cloves |
garlic, minced |
2 |
tablespoons |
chopped fresh parsley |
1 |
medium |
red pepper, seeded and diced |
1 |
medium |
green pepper, seeded and diced |
1 |
medium |
yellow pepper, seeded and diced |
1 |
tablespoon |
coarse ground black pepper |
1 |
teaspoon |
fresh thyme leaves |
1 |
tablespoon |
dried Italian herbs |
1 |
cup |
tomato puree |
28 |
ounces |
diced tomatoes |
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---For the mussels: |
1 |
cup |
white wine |
2 |
tablespoons |
chopped fresh parsley |
1 |
clove |
garlic, minced |
1 |
tablespoon |
coarse sea salt |
1/2 |
cup |
water |
2 |
pounds |
New Zealand green-lip mussels or black mussels |
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Preparation:
To make the sauce: In a heavy pot, heat the olive oil. Add the onion, garlic and parsley and saute on medium-high heat until the onions soften. Add the red, green and yellow peppers and saute again for 5 minutes. When the liquid starts coming out of the peppers, add black pepper, thyme and herbs and mix well. Saute for 8 to 10 minutes; add tomato puree. (The mixture should be sticky and have some depth.) Cook over medium heat until it starts to bubble, stirring frequently to combine. Add the diced tomatoes and cook for 20 minutes. Remove sauce from heat.
To make the mussels: In a separate large pan, add wine, parsley, garlic, sea salt and water and bring to a boil. Add mussels and cook over medium-low heat, covered, for 5 to 10 minutes or until mussels open. Add the sauce and serve immediately. |