Stuffed Mussels (Cozze au Gratin)
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These Stuffed Mussels (Cozze au Gratin) are crunchy and delicious, truly the perfect appetizer of side dish. We usually make them during the holidays as part of the Feast of the Seven Fishes. However, you can also find them during New Years Eve and other times throughout the winter.
How to Make Stuffed Mussels (Cozze au Gratin)
For this recipe you'll need lots of fresh mussels, garlic, parsley, breadcrumbs (we like sourdough), parmigiano reggiano, and freshly cracked black pepper! The most important part of making Stuffed Mussels is to not overcook the mussels. This can be easy to do since they first need to be cooked on the stove in order to open. The overcooking usually happens once they're placed in the oven.
Making these can be a little messy so make sure when you're stuffing the mussels to do so over a plate where the filling can just overflow back onto a flat surface and be reused/collected.
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Stuffed Mussels (Cozze au Gratin)
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Stuffed Mussels (Cozze au Gratin)
Ingredients
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200gr stale bread, chopped
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500g of mussels
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7 sprigs fresh parsley
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½ cup freshly grated parmigiano reggiano, microplane
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2 garlic cloves
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Extra virgin olive oil
- Black pepper
Directions
Clean the mussels, scrubbing the sides and removing the beard.
Heat a large pan on medium heat then add 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil and a clove of smashed garlic, once golden remove it.
Add the mussels and cook until they just opened. Remove them one by one from the pan as they open setting them aside in a bowl.
Reserve the juice of the mussels.
Remove the top shell from the mussels.
Blender the stale bread with a clove of garlic until they reach the consistency of breadcrumbs or panko.
Pre heat the oven to 350°F.
Heat a pan on medium low heat, then add 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil. Add the breadcrumbs and toast until gently brown. Add the parmigiano reggiano and a few cracks of freshly cracked black pepper. Mix well.
Add the juice of the mussels with parsley into the pan with bread crumbs. And cook for 4 minutes. Then turn it off and let it cool down.
Fill the mussels with the bread crumb mixture.
Place the mussels in the oven and cook until light brown about 7 to 10 minutes.
Remove and serve immediately!