Macaroni with frozen mussels and cream
6 servings30 min
Frozen mussels - 400 grams, Pasta - 400 grams, Onions - 100 grams, Garlic - 5 teeth, Vegetable oil - 2 tbsp, Cream - 250 grams, Soy sauce - 2 tbsp, Hard cheese - 150 grams, Salt - to taste, Pepper - to taste
Let's prepare products according to the list. I have pasta - & quot; butterflies & quot; from hard wheat varieties. The amount of garlic is at your discretion.
The first step is to boil the pasta. We prepare according to the instructions on the package. I boil until tender, not al dente, because then I just warm up in the sauce.
In a deep frying pan or saute pan, heat the vegetable oil, cut the onion into a small cube, fry until soft.
Garlic. Many simply heat the garlic in the oil and then discard, resulting in a garlic-scented oil. I suggest running garlic cloves through the press, adding to the onion and frying. It will be very fragrant and delicious - the cream with garlic gives a striking taste!
When the vegetables are cooked to softness, pour cream. Fat at your discretion. If the cream is 10-12% fat - warm up literally half a minute so that they do not curl up. If the fat content is higher than 20% - warm up for 2-3 minutes over low heat stirring.
Then we pour in 2 spoons of soy sauce - it will give a flavour to our sauce and emphasize the taste of mussels. If you don't like soy sauce, you may not want to add. Warm up with the sauce for another 1 minute.
If you have fresh frozen mussels, do not need to defrost them, send them immediately to the sauce, mix and cook for 7 minutes.
Then we send the cooked pasta into our sauce with mussels, mix and warm literally 1-2 minutes so that the pasta is well soaked in the sauce.
The dish is done!
For the taste and structure of the dish, I suggest sprinkling pasta on top with grated cheese.
Mussel pasta is ready! Serve hot with fresh vegetables. In a meek time, a delicious and nutritious lunch is ready.
Cook for health, a pleasant appetite!