Italian
Baked Gratinated Mussels
by Chef Max Mariola · 1.1M subscribers on YouTube
A delicious Italian recipe for baked mussels with a crispy breadcrumb, herb, and pecorino topping, finished with a touch of lemon zest and garlic. Perfect as a seafood appetizer.
- Cook
- 6 min
- Difficulty
- easy
Ingredients
9 items- Parsleyfresh
- Basilfresh leaves
- Lemononly the zest
- Grated Breadcoarse breadcrumbs
- Formaggio Pecorinograted
- Datterini Tomatoes(optional) — optional, halved
- 1/2 pcsGarlichalf clove, minced
- Extra Virgin Olive Oilto taste
- Musselsfresh and full
Method
- Clean the mussels: remove the beard and scrub the shells thoroughly.
- Finely chop parsley and basil. In a bowl, combine coarse breadcrumbs, grated pecorino, chopped parsley, basil, minced garlic, lemon zest, and olive oil. Mix well to create the gratin topping.
- Open the mussels: use a small curved knife to open the shells, reserving the liquid. Detach the mussel from the shell and place it on one half shell. Discard the other half.
- Arrange the mussels on a baking tray. Pour a little of the reserved mussel liquid over the tray.
- Cover each mussel generously with the breadcrumb mixture. Optionally, place a cherry tomato half on top of some mussels.
- Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil.
- Bake in preheated oven at 175°C (347°F) for 5-6 minutes, until the topping is golden and crispy.
- Serve hot.
Chef Max Mariola
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