Mussels a la marinera (traditional Galician recipe)

The mussels with marinara sauce They are a recipe of Galician origin that has spread throughout the peninsula, being one of the most traditional dishes of all Spanish gastronomy.

Like all traditional dishes, they have several versions to prepare them. We present you one where the mussels are full of flavor and a very mild sauce that will encourage you to dip it with bread.

The mussels they consider themselves the poor brothers of the seafood, since we can find them in the markets at a fairly affordable price, but they are one of the foods with the most nutrients that exist. They are high quality protein and are also very easily digested; Their high iron content makes them highly recommended for people with anemia, the vitamin B12 they contain combats states of fatigue and there are many more benefits they bring us. In fact, if you are pregnant or lactating, they should not be missing from your diet.

We leave you with the Mussels a la marinera recipeif you have never made them at home, encourage yourself to make them because they are delicious.

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How to serve the mussels a la marinera

The Mussels with marinara sauce They are usually eaten hot, freshly made, but they are also good cold.

At the time of serving Mussels with marinara sauce you can sprinkle them with chopped fresh parsley.Keep

Tips for making Galician style mussels

clean the mussels

• To clean the mussels you can scrape them with a knife, and if you eat a lot of mussels at home, it’s not a bad idea to have an aluminum scourer just for this purpose.
• The mussels already cooked in its shell. If you buy these, you just have to make the sauce and add the mussels.

Variants of the seafood sauce

• You can add tomato to the sauce of the Mussels with marinara sauceis another variant to make this recipe.
• If you like spicy in the Mussels In Sauceyou can substitute the sweet paprika in the recipe for hot paprika, or add one or two cayenne peppers to the sauce.
• If you do not like to find the onion, you can blend the sauce of the Mussels with marinara sauce.

Type of white wine for the sauce

• The white wine used in this recipe loses its alcohol when cooked but leaves a very rich aroma and flavor on the Mussels with marinara sauce.
• The ideal is to use a Galician wine, with which you can then enjoy these musselsbut it also goes very well with an Andalusian manzanilla.

With all these tips and the recipe that we have just brought you, you can prepare the best mussels a la marinera of the world, you’ll tell us how they turn out for you!

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