Mussels with Beer and Cascadilla Bleu Cheese

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Kelly Tinkler

1 Rating
5

So creamy and the beer really elevates the tastes of the mussels.

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds mussels
  • 2 cups farm house style beer
  • 4 ounces Cascadilla Bleu cheese
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 2 carrots, diced fine
  • 2 celery stalks, diced fine
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1/2 cup chopped green olives
  • 1 thinly sliced roasted red pepper
  • 2 Tbl parsley, chopped fine
  • 2 Tbl butter
  • Black pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Rinse mussels, removing beards if present.
  2. Peel and chop garlic.
  3. Place in pan over medium heat with butter, carrots, celery, onion and half the parsley. Cook until soft, about 5 minutes.
  4. Add the beer, stirring to combine for 2 minutes. Then stir in the mussels.
  5. Turn the heat to high and put a lid on the pan and allow the mussels to cook until the shells open, about 5 minutes.
  6. Turn heat to low. Stir in the Cascadilla Bleu so that it melts into the beer sauce. Stir in the olives and pepper.
  7. Serve topped with the remaining parsley.

Tips

Recipe courtesy of Allison Lakin of Lakin's Gorges cheese.