Marinated mussels

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 12 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to marinate mussels at home? Prepare your food. Mussels are usually sold frozen and already peeled; I advise you not to defrost them completely before cooking, then they will better retain their shape. You can add or subtract spices and seasonings according to taste or availability.

2. STEP 2

   

   Place the mussels in a sieve and rinse well with cold water. Then place the sieve on a bowl and let the water drain.

3. STEP 3

   

   Squeeze the juice from the lemon.

4. STEP 4

   

   Wash parsley or other greens thoroughly, dry and finely chop.

5. STEP 5

   

   Prepare the marinade. How to make a marinade? Pour soy sauce, table vinegar, 1 tbsp into a saucepan. vegetable oil. The remaining spoon will be needed later.

6. STEP 6

   

   Add salt and sugar, stir.

7. STEP 7

   

   Boil the water. Pour boiling water into the saucepan. Place on the stove and bring the marinade to a boil over medium heat.

8. STEP 8

   

   Add bay leaf, peppercorns, cloves.

9. STEP 9

   

   Place the mussels in the marinade, bring to a boil again, then reduce the heat.

10. STEP 10

    

    Cook the mussels over low heat for about 1 minute, no more. Mussels, like almost all seafood, can become rubbery and tasteless from prolonged cooking. Remove the saucepan from the stove.

11. STEP 11

    

    Pour lemon juice into the prepared marinade.

12. STEP 12

    

    Add parsley and mix everything.

13. STEP 13

    

    Let the mussels stand in the marinade, covered, for 15 minutes.

14. STEP 14

    

    Take a clean, dry jar and place the seafood into it along with peppercorns and cloves. It is better to remove the bay leaf from the marinade so that it does not add extra bitterness.

15. STEP 15

    

    Pour the marinade over the mussels, add the remaining 1 tbsp on top. vegetable oil, close the lid and cool to room temperature. The product is ready for use. But so that the mussels are well saturated with the marinade and the aroma of spices, it is better to let them stand in the refrigerator overnight. Store pickled mussels in the refrigerator for no more than three days. Serve them as a cold appetizer or use them to prepare salads. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

sofija

02.10.2023

4.7

These mussels can be used to make salads. For example, in this salad with mozzarella and arugula.

ELENA1961

02.10.2023

4.8

I usually use boiled mussels for salad with funchose. I think with marinated seafood its taste will be significantly enriched. I really liked the ratio of all the spices in the marinade, I even poured the rest into a small jar in the hope of finding some use for it later. Julia, thank you from the bottom of my heart for the recipe!

Svetlana

02.10.2023

4.6

Delicious! Thanks for the recipe! Made from fresh mussels. I recommend!

Igor Romanov

02.10.2023

4.5

Great snack! Thank you