Beer & Bacon Mussels

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs mussels
• 200 ml beer (of your choice)
• 2/3 cup whipping cream
• 1/2 small diced onion
• 8 slices bacon
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Recipe

• 1 prepare mussels (wash, discard opened/broken, debeard, etc).
• 2 chop bacon into large cubes.
• 3 cook bacon in large stock pot until, stirring occasionally.
• 4 drain bacon fat and remove bacon, placing in a bowl to use later (i like to blot the oil with paper towel as well).
• 5 put onion and butter in stock pot and saute onion for a few minutes.
• 6 pour in beer, add bacon.
• 7 dump in mussels.
• 8 put a lid on the pot and let the mussels steam, i like to toss them every couple minutes with the lid on to keep in the steam.
• 9 mussells are done when they are open - approx 5 to 7 mins (don't eat the closed ones!) add the whipping cream and slowly add the cheese and stir to evenly distribute.
• 10 dish out into bowls, and pour broth overtop (soak it up with french bread or serve the mussels over pasta).
• 11 enjoy!