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What did you have for dinner? -Part dois

Lettuce salad with deep fried crumbed marinated mussels, and mildly spicy fresh made mussel fritters with sour cream and sweet chilli sauce. YUMMY

One of the foods I have grown to love here in NZ is their beautiful big green lip mussels. In the summer we can collect them from the wild at times, but it's winter here now. Just discovered though that I can get the shelled mussel meat for $4 per lb, so have lots of my favourite mussel meals coming soon.

Marinated or smoked they are a ridiculously nice treat, while cooked in a herby white wine and cream broth served with crusty fresh bread is one of my favourite classic dishes. And if you have never tried a deep fried crumbed or battered marinated mussel you have a culinary hole in your life.

Picked up 7lb, but they may not last long! If you can keep them out of the deep frier they are also pretty healthy little buggers.
 
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Lovebug said:
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Take your shelled mussels and place a bunch in a jar with vinegar and a sweetener. My favourites are cider vinegar with brown sugar with some garlic and onions added to the marinade. Leave in fridge with lid on for as long as you can wait. A few days is ok. A few weeks is better.

Once marinated, pat a mussel dry, roll in flour, then roll in beaten egg, then in breadcrumbs, or in batter mix instead of egg and crumbs if you prefer. Pop it in a pot of hot oil or your deep frier until just cooked. Don't over cook. Only takes a couple of minutes to crisp the coating. Three to six is a nice snack depending on how big the mussels are. The local variety here are much larger than any I have had anywhere else.
 
Spaghetti and meatballs. I took a picture but there's no point in sharing. It looks like what it is, middlingly. Meatballs were cut in half, jalapeno hot sauce was applied. We were out of parm.
 
I made one of the old school box meals that has mashed potatoes, chicken, gravy, and biscuits with a just add water, mix, and bake prep. I haven't had one in well over a decade. Pretty good dinner for ~30 minutes of cooking.
 
Helix said:
I made one of the old school box meals that has mashed potatoes, chicken, gravy, and biscuits with a just add water, mix, and bake prep. I haven't had one in well over a decade. Pretty good dinner for ~30 minutes of cooking.
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Never heard of such a thing. Bisquick, yes--that's the closest I can think of.
 
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