 
              Fried mussels with tomatoes, horseradish and cilantro
Made with Peeled Tomatoes
Mutti® Peeled Tomatoes are generously fleshy and firm. They have their skins removed and are then immersed in a delicious, velvety passata.
            
            
              20 min (COOK TIME: 20 min)
            
          
            
            Easy
          
Ingredients
        
                  
        
                            
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                2
                kg
                large fresh mussels
                
                              
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                2
                tbsp
                garlic oil
                
                                  (1 garlic clove mixed with 2 tbsp oil)
                              
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                1
                can
                Mutti peeled tomatoes
                
                              
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                Horseradish
                
                                  (according to taste)
                              
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                100
                ml
                mayonnaise
                
                              
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                1
                handful
                of fresh cilantro
                
                              
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                1
                piece
                of sourdough bread
                
                              
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                salt
                
                              
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                pepper
                
                              
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                Mussel stock
                
                                  (from the mussels above)
                              
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                1
                
                green onion
                
                              
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                leaves
                Cilantro
                
                              
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                olive oil
                
                              
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Fried mussels with tomatoes, horseradish and cilantro: Method
- Clean the mussels and carefully rinse in cold water
- Steam the mussels in a steam oven at 212°F (100°C) for 3 min
- Keep the resulting mussel stock for later
- Immediately cool the mussels by putting them in a bowl of ice water
- Carefully remove the mussels from the shells and remove any beards
- Drain the tomatoes and cut into pieces
- Season the mayonnaise with salt, pepper and grated horseradish
- Remove the cilantro leaves from the stem, and set aside
- Put the stem in ice water
- Tear the bread into chunky bits and fry till crispy in some olive oil
- Lightly salt
- Add finely sliced green onion and cilantro leaves to the mussel stock and bring to a boil
- Set the stock aside and let sit for 10 min
- Strain out any remaining solids
- Mix the stock with some olive oil to make the dressing and season with salt
- Finely slice the cilantro stems
- Quickly fry the mussels in some olive oil
- Drizzle with garlic oil and lightly salt
- Arrange the mussels, tomatoes, crispy bread chunks and mayonnaise on plates, and gently drizzle the dish with mussel dressing
- Garnish with the finely sliced cilantro stems before serving
