Baked Mussels With Cheesy Garlic Butter Topping
Author: Mia
Recipe type: Appetizer
Serves: 38-40 pieces
- 2 lbs half-shell mussels
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
- ½ cup Panko (Japanese style) bread crumbs
- 6 cloves garlic
- ½ cup mozzarella cheese
- 1 tsp dried parsley flakes
- Preheat oven to 250ºF.
- Grate ½ cup of cheese and mix with ½ cup Panko bread crumbs. Mix together and set aside.
- Slice butter to melt them fast. (optional step)
- Peel and mince garlic. You can use a food chopper if you want them chopped very fine.
- Heat up a sauce pan over low heat. Melt the butter and add minced garlic and 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes. Cook for about 3 minutes.
- Transfer melted butter onto a mixing bowl. Set aside.
- Arrange half-shell mussels in a single layer on a baking sheet.
- Brush mussels with the melted garlic-butter-parsley mixture one at a time.
- Sprinkle with cheese-bread crumb mixture on top.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove from oven, allow to cool, then serve.
Recipe by Russian Filipino Kitchen at http://www.russianfilipinokitchen.com/2014/12/13/baked-mussels-with-cheesy-garlic-butter-topping/
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