Mussels: A Healthy, Sustainable & Easy to Prepare Food

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Mussels are easy and affordable to prepare. Here’s a handy guide on how to cook mussels.

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How to Choose Mussels

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How to Cook Mussels

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Place a little bit of water in a pot, just ¼ cup is often enough to provide the steam. Note you should never boil mussels as you would pasta. Turn on your heat to high.

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Add the mussels to the pot and put on the lid. When the steam is coming out from under the lid, peak and if the mussels are open they are done!

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This will take 5 to 10 minutes depending on how much liquid you use, the strength of heat, the weight of the pot and the amount of mussels you have.

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Mussels: A Healthy, Sustainable & Easy to Prepare Food

Mussels are easy and affordable to prepare. Here’s a handy guide on how to cook mussels.

How to Choose Mussels

Cultivated mussels are thin, with light black-to-brown shells; they have higher meat content than wild mussels.

How to Cook Mussels

Place a little bit of water in a pot, just ¼ cup is often enough to provide the steam. Note you should never boil mussels as you would pasta. Turn on your heat to high.

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Add the mussels to the pot and put on the lid. When the steam is coming out from under the lid, peak and if the mussels are open they are done!

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This will take 5 to 10 minutes depending on how much liquid you use, the strength of heat, the weight of the pot and the amount of mussels you have.

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