Tomato and chorizo baked mussels

If you’re a fan of mussels, this baked mussels recipe is a must-try. Made with fragrant tomatoes and chorizo, it’s bursting with delicious flavours.

Tomato and chorizo baked mussels

Serves

4

Prep

10m

Cooking

40m

Ingredients

  • 1 chorizo sausage, thinly sliced
  • 1 red onion, cut into wedges
  • 1 garlic clove, thinly sliced
  • 1 cup (250ml) dry white wine or chicken stock
  • 2 roma tomatoes, coarsely chopped
  • 200g red Perino tomatoes, halved
  • 200g gold Perino tomatoes, halved
  • 1kg blue mussels, scrubbed, debearded
  • 1/4 cup dill sprigs

Method

STEP 1 

Preheat oven to 200°C. Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add chorizo and cook, turning, for 2-3 mins or until golden brown. Transfer to a plate.

STEP 2 

Add onion to the pan and cook for 2 mins or until starting to soften. Add the garlic and cook for 1 min or until aromatic. Return chorizo to pan with wine or stock. Bring to a simmer. Add combined tomatoes. Remove from heat. 

STEP 3 

Arrange the mussels in a single layer over the base of a casserole pan. Spoon over the tomato mixture. Cover and bake for 25-30 mins or until the mussels open (discard any unopened mussels). Sprinkle with dill.

Serve with crusty bread

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