Recipe
Spanish Stuffed Mussels recipe (Mejillones Tigres)
Posted by : unknown
Preparation time : 40 Min
Cooking time : 15 Min
Level of difficulty : Medium
Ingredients
4 servings
- For the mussels
- 1.5 kg big mussels
- 1 large onion
- 2 green peppers
- 1/2 kg tomatoes
- salt
- olive oil
- bechamel
- flour
- eggs
- fine bread crumbs
- For the bechamel
- Flour
- Butter
- Milk
- Salt
- Black pepper
Preparation
For the Mussels
- Clean the mussel shells very well (you´ll need to use them later)
- Place the mussels in a pan and add the water then cook with the lid on. When the mussel shells have opened remove the flesh and place on a plate (put the shells to one side for use later)
- Chop the onion and peppers finely and saute in 3 tablespoon olive oil then peel and chop the tomato, add to the mixture and season with salt. Chop the mussels finely and add to the mixture
- Fill the mussel shells with the mixture and top with bechamel (see below to know how to do the bechamel)
- Cover with flour, beaten egg and the breadcrumbs (not the shell) and fry in hot oil until the breadcrumbs are golden
For the bechamel
- Melt 5 tablespoons of butter in a pan then add 6 tablespoon flour gradually stirring it into the butter to make a smooth paste. Then add the milk little by little stirring constantly.Season with salt and pepper and leave to cool
