Mussels are very tasty, healthy and nutritious. The composition of these seafood contains a huge amount of vitamins and minerals that give the body strength and energy. Mussels can be cooked in many ways: bake, fry, stew. Especially seafood is combined with various sauces. In our article we will talk about this. So how to cook pasta with mussels under fragrant dressing?
How to choose?
Before proceeding to recipes, let's talk about choosing mussels.
So, most of our compatriots prefer to buy frozen products. Therefore, in this situation it is quite difficult to understand whether this is a quality product. Fresh mussels should smell only of the sea. There should be no extraneous odors. Next, pay attention to the sinks: they must be tightly closed. If you shake the mussel, then nothing should hang inside. Is the choice made? Then you can start cooking.
Pasta with mussels in a creamy sauce
For this recipe, we need the following ingredients:
- mussels - 600 g;
- spaghetti - 500 g;
- ripe tomatoes - 2 pcs.;
- fat cream - 300 ml;
- garlic - 2-3 cloves;
- Parmesan for sprinkling;
- basil, ground red pepper, salt.
Start cooking
If the seafood is frozen, then start with defrosting. To do this, place the mussels in a bowl of warm water or use a microwave, setting the appropriate program. After defrosting, thoroughly rinse the seafood under running water.
Put the pan on the stove and pour the vegetable oil. Throw the mussels. We extinguish them over medium heat until all the liquid has evaporated.
Grate the tomatoes or grind in a blender. Add them to the mussels. Salt, pepper, season with basil. Pass the garlic through the garlic crush and toss into the pan. Cook for another 5 minutes.
Then add the cream, bring to a boil, simmer for several minutes. We try. If something is missing, add.
Boil spaghetti in salted water and put on a plate. We place our seafood on top in a creamy sauce and sprinkle with grated parmesan.
Pasta with
mussels in a creamy sauce is ready. Enjoy it!
Pasta with sour cream sauce with mussels
To prepare this fragrant dish, we will need the following products:
- mussels - 500 g;
- spaghetti - 400 g;
- large onion;
- fat sour cream 200 g;
- hard cheese, for example parmesan, - 100 g;
- salt, pepper, dried basil;
- dill greens.
Getting down to cooking
Mussels are thawed and washed under running water. Peel the onion and cut into half rings. Pour the pan with sunflower oil and throw the chopped vegetable. We fry until it acquires a golden hue. Throw mussels to it, salt, pepper, sprinkle with basil. Mix. Fry for 5 minutes.
Finely chop the greens and mix with sour cream. We introduce the mixture into the pan, bring to a boil, reduce the gas and let it simmer for 2-3 minutes. No longer needed, otherwise the mussels will become rubber.
Boil spaghetti in salted water (it is better to choose varieties from coarse grinding), put it in a colander and put it on a plate. We have seafood on top and sprinkle with parmesan. Pasta with mussels is ready. Good appetite!
Pasta with garlic sauce with mussels
What do we need to prepare a dish? It:
- mussels - 400 g;
- paste - 300 g;
- gherkins - 6-7 pcs.;
- Parmesan - 80 g;
- garlic - 2-3 cloves;
- olive oil - 40-50 ml;
- salt, black pepper, spices;
- parsley - a few twigs.
Start cooking
Thaw mussels, rinse under water and throw in boiling salted water for 2-3 minutes (no more so that our seafood does not resemble chewing gum). Cut the gherkins into strips.
Finely chop the parsley. Put grated cheese and parsley in a blender bowl. Grind. If there is no blender, you can use a fork. The main thing is that these two products merge into a single whole and give the appropriate flavor that we need.
Pass the garlic through the garlic crush and mix it with olive oil. Pepper
Cook the pasta in salted water, put it in a colander. In a separate container, mix the gherkins, boiled mussels and pasta. Next, pour garlic sauce and sprinkle with parmesan and parsley.
Pasta with mussels in garlic sauce is ready. Enjoy the wonderful taste and aroma!
Pasta with tomato dressing with mussels
In this case, Italian pasta, the recipes of which we consider in detail in our article, should be in the form of curls. Such a choice will perfectly keep the dressing and give our dish an attractive appearance.
For pasta with mussels we will need the following products:
- mussels - 400 g;
- paste - 400 g;
- ripe tomatoes - 5 pcs.;
- dried basil , ground black pepper, Mediterranean herbs, nutmeg;
- sugar - a pinch;
- Parmesan for sprinkling.
Cooking according to the recipe
Boil the paste in salted water. After boiling add Mediterranean herbs. We recline in a colander.
Dip the tomatoes with boiling water and peel. Peeled tomatoes are placed in a blender.
Heat the pan and add olive oil. Fry tomatoes, salt, pepper, sprinkle with nutmeg (just a little). To make our dressing sweet and sour, add a pinch of sugar. You can do more.
Cover the pan with a lid and simmer for 15 minutes. Do not forget to stir occasionally.
Defrost mussels, wash under water and add to our tomatoes. Stir and simmer for about 5-6 minutes. The main thing is not to digest.
Pasta with mussels in tomato sauce is spread on a plate and sprinkled with parmesan.
Enjoy your meal!
Shrimp and mussel pasta with honey dressing
We need these products:
- mussels - 300 g;
- shrimp - 300 g;
- ripe tomatoes - 2 pcs.;
- cherry tomatoes - 5-6 pcs.;
- pasta (spaghetti) - 300 g;
- Parmesan - 200 g;
- honey - 1 tbsp. l .;
- soy sauce - 5 ml;
- oregano, dried thyme, cinnamon, salt, ground black pepper, bay leaf.
Start cooking
First, boil the shrimp in salted water with the addition of a bay leaf. After boiling, reduce the heat and let cook for 1 minute. After cooling, cleanse the seafood.
We put the pan on the stove, pour with sunflower oil and fry the shrimp. We spread it on a paper towel so that the oil is glass.
Pour the tomatoes with boiling water, peel and rub on a fine grater. We spread the mass in a pan and fry. Season with pepper, salt, thyme. Two minutes will be enough.
Thaw mussels, wash under water, sprinkle oregano, cinnamon, pour soy sauce and fry. Add honey, mix. Fry for another 2 minutes.
Cook the pasta in salted water, put it in a colander and put it on a plate. At the edges we place shrimps with tomato sauce, in the center - mussels with honey. Italian pasta (recipes for every taste are offered in our article) is prepared.
Enjoy it!
Pasta with mussels served with various sauces. All at the discretion of the hostess. It will be great if the kitchen has a couple of fragrant Italian herbs. Without them, the dish will not correspond to the traditional. The same goes for pasta. It is better if it is hard ground and nonsmooth.
Adhering to all the recommendations, you will get a tasty, fragrant and mouth-watering dish. Good appetite!