Grilled Mussels

A couple of weeks ago, my little town hosted a live wrestling event.  It was so much fun and I laughed harder that night than I had in a really long time.🤣  Why is it that it's hard to look away when we anticipate something disastrous is about to happen?🤪  I'm not sure what this says about me, but I fully enjoyed watching live Luchador wrestling on Friday night in downtown Monroe. 🤼‍♂️

I, in no way, claim to be an expert on wrestling skills but in my opinion, the wrestlers didn't seem to be using a lot of wrestling techniques that night.  There were some great actors and some not so great (but hilarious) actors but all of the participants dressed the part of a professional wrestler. 😬😅 

It's not a coincidence that I chose to post pictures of Luchador wrestling on by blog post about grilled mussels.💪🏻   What better way to highlight my mussels recipe than with men in stretchy pants, showing off their muscles? 🤣  

It's no secret that I love mussels (the edible kind 🤣) but I've always prepared them in relatively the same way.  I like them steamed in a pan with some combination of fresh herbs, lemons, wine and butter.  When I saw this new recipe for grilled mussels -  I was super excited about finding a new way to prepare my favorite seafood dish.  

Grilled Mussels
8 Tablespoons butter
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 Tablespoons fresh dill, chopped
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
4 pounds mussels, scrubbed

Melt butter in saucepan.  

Remove from heat.  Add garlic, dill, lemon juice, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes. 

Drain mussels in colander.  

Arrange mussels over grill grate. 

Cover and cook until mussels open.  (3-5 minutes)

Transfer mussels to a bowl as they open.

Drizzle 1/4 cup melted butter over mussels.  Serve remaining butter beside dish.

Hope you enjoy these as much as I did.  Ciao!

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