Kitchen appliances and utensils: stove, colander, knife, cutting board, blender, frying pan, pan, spoon.
Ingredients
| Name | amount |
| Mussels | 600 g |
| Durum Wheat Spaghetti | 250 g |
| Water | 2 l |
| Tomatoes | 3 pcs. |
| Cream 22% | 300 ml |
| Vegetable oil | 3 tbsp. l |
| Garlic | 4 cloves |
| Italian herbs | 0.5 tsp |
| Salt | taste |
| Pepper | taste |
Step cooking
- Place 600 g of thawed mussels in a colander and rinse well with cool water to prevent contamination.
- Wash 3 large red tomatoes and peel them. Cut the peeled tomatoes in half. Peel 4 cloves of garlic. Garlic can also be cut in half. Put chopped tomatoes and garlic in a blender.
- Grind until smooth.
- Put the pan on the stove, pour 3 tbsp. l vegetable oil and wait until it warms up. Place 600 g of previously prepared and washed mussels in a preheated pan. Simmer the mussels over medium heat for 7-8 minutes, until all excess liquid has evaporated, stirring them periodically.
- While the mussels are stewing, pour 2 liters of water into the pan and put on the fire. Bring water to a boil, add salt to it to taste. In boiling water, place 250 g of durum wheat paste and cook until al dente (semi-prepared), stirring occasionally.
- Then drain the spaghetti with a colander.
- Add chopped tomatoes and garlic to a pan with mussels, mix, add 0.5 tsp. Italian herbs, salt and pepper to taste. Stew the mussel tomatoes over medium heat for 2-3 minutes, remembering to stir.
- Add 300 ml of chilled cream 22% to the pan, mix thoroughly. Simmer for 2-3 minutes until the cream thickens.
- Pour the previously cooked pasta into a pan with mussels and cream sauce, mix everything and simmer for another 1-2 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the heat. The dish is ready to serve.
Did you know? When serving pasta with mussels, you can sprinkle with grated hard cheese and herbs.
Video recipe
After watching the video recipe, you can understand what consistency the sauce should be, and how the cream should thicken. You can also see to what state the paste should be cooked.
You learned how to make pasta with mussels in a creamy sauce. This is a very tasty and at the same time easy to prepare dish. But seafood is not only tasty, but also healthy, they contain many trace elements, protein, iron and phosphorus, which are necessary for our body. And durum wheat spaghetti is perfect for those who follow their figure. The cream sauce that you learned to cook goes well with pasta and mussels, and Italian herbs give an unusual taste. Having prepared such a paste, you will not spend much time, but you can enjoy this dish, please yourself and your loved ones.
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