Cheesy Baked Mussels

Original and unusual, will decorate any holiday table! Mussels baked in the oven with cheese are surprisingly tasty and very beautiful. No one will refuse such a snack, so immediately double the amount of ingredients, because many will ask for more!
cook time: 30 min
Maya Lindell
Cheesy Baked Mussels

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

154
Calories
10g
Fat
3g
Carbs
13g
Protein

Ingredients (4 portions)

Basic:

Garlic 2 clove
Salt to taste
Butter 30 g
Hard cheese 100 g
Mussels in shells 0.5 kg

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to bake mussels in the oven with cheese? Prepare all the indicated ingredients. Choose mussels in unopened shells, preferably frozen in vacuum packaging. If mussels are sold with their shells open, do not buy such seafood!

Step 2

Step 2
Melt the butter in a water bath and let it cool. Grate the hard cheese on a fine mesh grater and add to the bowl with the butter. Peel a couple of garlic cloves, rinse and crush with a press directly onto the grated cheese. Add salt and mix the whole mass. If desired, you can add chopped herbs and ground red pepper — it will add a piquant flavor to the dish, but if children will eat such an appetizer, then remove the bitter ingredients from the list.

Step 3

Step 3
Using a knife, carefully open the shells and remove the second flap of each shell, cut off the muscle and gizzard of the mussels, then rinse the seafood. Line a baking dish with foil and place shells with peeled mussels on it in a circle. If you don’t find shelled mussels on sale, then buy regular boiled, frozen, peeled ones. Rinse them and place them in an even layer on foil, cover with cheese mixture before baking.

Step 4

Step 4
Spoon some of the cheese-garlic mixture into each shell, being careful not to drop it onto the pan. You can press the mass onto the shells with your hands. Place the pan in a preheated oven and bake at 180 C for about 15-20 minutes until the cheese surface is browned. The times indicated are approximate; be guided by the operating characteristics of your oven.

Step 5

Step 5
Remove the pan from the oven and let the prepared snack cool slightly. You can sprinkle mussels with cheese and garlic with chopped herbs or ground red pepper. When baking, the mussels will release juice.

Step 6

Step 6
Serve the baked mussels with a squeeze of lime or lemon to drizzle over before tasting. Mussels with cheese in shells with a glass of white sparkling wine are especially tasty — it is often prepared for a romantic dinner, because mussels are a natural aphrodisiac. Bon appetit!

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