GREEK FRIED MUSSELS

INGREDIENTS:

  • 4 pounds mussels
  • 1 cup white wine
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 tablespoon ground fenugreek (optional)
  • 1 tablespoon onion powder (optional)
  • 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • Cheap olive oil (for frying)

Dip (Skordalia)

  • 5 garlic cloves, chopped
  • Salt
  • 1/2 cup pine nuts or walnuts, chopped
  • 4 1-inch thick slices of bread, crusts removed
  • 3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Make the skordalia first. Dampen the bread with some water, then squeeze it dry. Tear it into pieces and put it into a food processor. Add the garlic, salt, and pine nuts and pulse a few times. Add the vinegar. Now, with the motor running, slowly pour in the olive oil until you get a mayonnaise-like paste. Set aside.
  2. Pour the white wine into a large, wide pan with a lid. Add the bay leaves and bring to a boil. Add the mussels in one layer and steam with the lid on. As each mussel opens, remove it to a plate. Keep doing this until all the mussels are open.
  3. Remove the mussels from the shells. Remove the wiry beards if they have them; store-bought mussels often don’t. Heat enough cheap olive oil in a pot or fryer to be able to deep-fry the mussels. Heat to 350 degrees.
  4. Mix the flour with all the spices and dredge the mussels in it. Shake off the excess and fry in the hot oil until golden, about 2 or 3 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Serve alongside the skordalia.

(Sourced from Honest Food)

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