Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound butter
  • 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 6 shallots, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon basil
  • 6 tablespoons chopped parsley
  • Salt, pepper
  • 48-60 mussels (according to size)
  • 1 onion stuck with 2 cloves
  • White wine (about 1 cup)
  • Bread crumbs

Method

  • Blend the butter and the seasoning together and let stand 1 hour.
  • Scrub and beard the mussels.
  • Place them in a heavy skillet or pot with onion and enough white wine to cover the bottom of the pot well.
  • Cover and steam over a medium flame until the mussels open.
  • When cool enough to handle, remove one half shell from each mussel.
  • Spoon butter mixture on mussels and sprinkle with crumbs.
  • Bake at 425F.
  • just long enough to heat through.
  • Serve on hot plates.