Stuffed Mussels

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 lbs mussels
• 1/2 cup dry wine
• 1/4 lb prosciutto
• 3 ounces plain breadcrumbs
• 5 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 4 -5 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• salt and pepper
• lemon wedge

Recipe

• 1 clean mussels thoroughly.
• 2 discard any that do not close.
• 3 put them in a sauce pan with wine, and cool over high heat until the mussels open.
• 4 throw out any that do not open.
• 5 place the mussels in their half shells onto a baking sheet.
• 6 chop up the prosciutto and mix in a bowl with the bread crumbs, parsley, garlic, 1/2 of the olive oil, salt (easy on the salt) and pepper, and the juice from the mussels.
• 7 mix all together.
• 8 put some of the mixture on each mussel in the pan.
• 9 add a little olive oil to each mussel.
• 10 place in the oven on broil for about 2 to 3 minutes until the bread crumbs are golden (must be watched) serve with lemon wedges.