Baked Mussels (Cozze gratinate)

Ingredients

• 1 kg mussels
• 150 g frozen soup vegetables
• Salt
• 3 Garlic cloves
• parsley
• 100 g Soft Butter
• 3 tbsp breadcrumbs
• 50 g grated Parmesan
• ground pepper

Instructions

1. 1.

   Clean mussels under running water. Bring 0.5 l water and soup vegetables to a boil in a large pot. Add mussels and 1 tsp salt, cover and cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes. Drain and let cool. Discard unopened mussels.

2. 2.

   Preheat oven to 225°C. Separate mussel meat from shells, return it to the shell halves, and place on a baking sheet.

3. 3.

   Peel garlic cloves and press through a press. Wash parsley, dry by shaking, pick off leaves, finely chop. Mix garlic, parsley, butter, breadcrumbs, and Parmesan; season with salt and pepper.

4. 4.

   Spread mixture over mussels and bake in upper rack of oven for 5-8 minutes until golden brown.