Wild Idea Buffalo Recipe of the Week - Course II: Mussels in Tomato Broth with Buffalo...

Mussels and Buffalo Chorizo, seems like a winning pair to me! It's this weeks Wild Idea Buffalo recipe of the Week -Course II: Mussels in Tomato Broth with Buffalo Chorizo. It's all from Jill O'Brien of Wild Idea Buffalo.







Course II: Mussels in Tomato Broth with Buffalo Chorizo

By: Jill O'Brien




(serves 2)

Note: You might be thinking that this will be too heavy for a second course, but it is light dish (as long as you don’t dip too much bread into the delicious broth). The flavors complement each other nicely and the chorizo adds a nice spice! The sauce can be made in advance, leaving the steaming of mussels for the last minute.

Ingredients:

1 teaspoon olive oil +
4oz. Wild Idea Buffalo Chorizo
½ cup yellow onion, diced
1 clove garlic, chopped
½ teaspoon each salt & pepper
1 teaspoon crushed fennel seeds
1 teaspoon chili flake *optional
1 15oz. can, diced tomatoes
1 cup white wine
12 to 16 mussels, washed and de-bearded



Preparation:

1 - In a heavy sauté pan over medium high heat, heat 1-teaspoon olive oil. Crumble sausage into pan and cook until lightly browned, about 4 minutes. Remove sausage from pan, place in bowl and cover with saran. Set aside.
2 - Return pan to heat and add additional oil if needed. Add onion and garlic, sautéing until tender, about 5 minutes.
3 - Add seasonings, tomatoes and wine. Stir to incorporate and bring to a boil.  *At this point you could remove from heat, cover and reheat when ready to serve.
4 - Add prepared mussels, cover and allow mussels to steam for 4 minutes. Most all of the shells should have popped open. Discard un-open shells.
5 - Add chorizo back to pan and stir to incorporate and heat.
6 - Serve direct from pan or spoon into serving bowls.
Garnish with green leek ringlets and lemon wedge. Serve with warm artisan bread.

Wine Pairing: You could stay with a dry Prosseco for this course or switch to a Dry Riesling or light red.



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