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AUTHENTIC ITALIAN RECIPES FROM RISTORANTE d'ANNAMARIA
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Cozze Gratinate-
Ingredients:
Fresh mussels in
the shell 2 to 2 1/2 pounds Wash the mussels well and place them in a covered pot over high heat. When the mussels just begin to open, remove them from the pot and filter the liquid that is left in the bottom. Coffee filters are a good substitute for cheese cloth which can be a little bothersome as well as hard to find. In a blender put 6 rounded tablespoons of bread crumbs, the filtered liquid from the mussels, the anchovies, 2 pinches of oregano, a cup of fresh parsley leaves or a reasonable equivalent of dry parsley (I'd say about half as much), a rounded tablespoon of well rinsed capers (often come packed in salt), one garlic clove, and a little salt and pepper. Turn on the blender to medium speed and add just enough olive oil to form a dense and homogeneous compost. Fill a shell containing the mussel pulp with the compost to a rounded portion and trim the excess with a finger tip. Using the same procedure, fill all the shells. Place all of the filled mussel shells in a shallow pan and drizzle a thin line of olive oil over each one. Bake, uncovered, in a 400 degree oven for ten minutes. Let cool a bit and serve warm.
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