Homemade marinated mussels

[supasi]

Does anyone have a good recipe for homemade marinated mussels.

I am looking for the type like the sealord style you buy in pottles at the supermarket.

I have been told to use equal portions of Malt and White vinegar and add a teaspoon of sugar per cup of vinegar.

I am wanting to add chilli to the mix.

Anyone know of any good recipes I can try. I have a bag of fresh mussels collected today.

[N1CK]

Mix up some Chilli sauce and crushed garlic, stick a dollop on each mussel then stick a little bit of grated cheese on top of that.

[Squirt]

Mmm mussels and a little vinegar or smoke them or a green curry !drool: omnomnom !drool:

[myfishybuisness]

what grandad does is just malt/white vinegar and some choped onion , soo good !drool: !drool: !drool:

[supasi]

what grandad does is just malt/white vinegar and some choped onion , soo good !drool: !drool: !drool:

I think thats pretty much what I will do but will throw in a few chopped chilli's

[anthony law]

straight out of the shell the best..or on a bbq...just as they open up...yummm !drool:

[alanmin4304]

Straight lemon juice with garlic and chilli to taste.

[supasi]

Thanks for all the ideas guys but am not able to consume these immediately and therefore wish to marinate in vinegar as they will then keep for a couple of days in the refrigerator.

Does anyone have any variances on the vinegar recipes above?

[kiwiplymouth]

Add 100g of brown sugar per 200ml of vinegar

[spoon]

i know talleys use salt water and acetic acidic which is like concentrated vinegar anyway im not sure what else goes in there or how much of each ingredient

[supasi]

Add 100g of brown sugar per 200ml of vinegar

Is this inside info?? LOL

[alanmin4304]

They will keep just as well in the fridge with lemon juice as with any type of vinegar--it is the pH that does the trick and the chilli will help as well.

[blueether]

Best eaten straight from the sea (raw), dipped back in salt water or malt vinegar

[supasi]

They will keep just as well in the fridge with lemon juice as with any type of vinegar--it is the pH that does the trick and the chilli will help as well.

That would be a lot of lemon juice though. Might try it sometime.

I grossed the missus out by eating some raw, and then showing here the mussel crabs found in some shells. :rotf:

[Cricketman]

Trick is to put em in a buket of clean sea water overnight, helps get the little bits of grit out.

Those crabs, theyre called pea crabs, they have some sort of symbiotic relationship with the mussel, though biologists have theories, no one can prove how they get in there or the exact symbiosis... They dont harm the mussel in any way, though.

[alanmin4304]

I have seen people call them the pearls and munch them up.

[CodKing]

My fave:

Steam mussels with heavily salted water, grab them as soon as they open.

Chop and then crush up a white onion and a good handfull of super fine chopped parsley and corriander. Fry on a medium heat till you can really smell the flavours, throw in fresh chillies of any variety and crank up the heat. As your eyes start to hurt and the sneezing begins from the cooking chillies throw in about a cup and a half of cider vinegar. When this starts to simmer throw in your mussels. Cook to your preference or remove from the heat straight away and let them soak for a few mins.

For extra indulgence and heat, drain the mussels. A good splash of olive oil and Kaitaia Fire chillie sauce in a bowl and toss the mussels through.

[alanmin4304]

Get 3 pieces of King kelp and make them into bags by cutting an end off and pushing your fist through the middle. Fill smallest bag with mussels then place in next biggest and then largest. Put on ashes of open fire and remove when first two bags are burned off. Cut last bag open and pig out.

Cooked in own juice.

[Sophia]

and no dishes!