[non-Korean] Italian Style Mussel Stew

This is a good appetizer or a side dish with a tomato base. I used New Zealand green shell mussels, which can be used for alleviating the symptoms of arthritis and for anti-inflammatory reaction. 

Italian Style Mussel Stew (serves 4)
  


Ingredients
600g mussels (about 20 big mussels)
14 oz diced tomato can
6 garlic cloves, sliced
3 Tbsp dry white wine
2 Tbsp olive oil
[optional] 1 fresh tomato, chopped
[optional] Italian parsley flakes


Cooking Instruction
1. Wash well mussels with cold water and get rid of all the dirt on the outside of shells.

(white creamy color is male mussel, while orange is female. ^-^ )

2. Heat a pot with 2 Tbsp of olive oil, and cook garlic till garlic becomes translucent.


3. Put diced tomato can in the pot and keep heating for 5 minutes with strong fire. Add chopped, skinned fresh tomato at this point.


4. Add washed mussels  and 3 Tbsp of dry white wine into the pot. Stir well while heating them for 2 minutes with strong fire.


5. Cook mussels for 7~8 minutes with a medium fire with a lid on.

How to Serve
Before serving, add parsley flakes for garnish.
This is good appetizer. You can serve it with garlic bread.  
This can also be served as a side dish for drinking or for a mild taste main dish.