Spicy Muscles

Prep time: 5-10 minutes

Cook time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 3 pounds of muscles

• 1 cup of white wine

• 1 cup of vegetable stock

• 1/2 tsp of crushed red pepper (I like mine really spicy, reduce to 1/4 if not.)

• 1/2 sweet onion (diced)

• 3 cloves of garlic (grat

ed or minced)

• 1 tsp of parsley

• 1 tsp of basil

• 1 tsp of oregano

• 6 tbsp of butter

• 1 tbsp of crushed wet pepper (optional)

• salt and pepper to taste

Clean and de-beard your muscles if needed

In a large pot add in your wine and vegetable stock, then bring to a simmer. After it simmers add in your onion, parsley, basil, oregano, wet crushed pepper, and garlic. Let that cook for about 2 minutes, taste the broth and make adjustments with your salt and pepper. (TIP: If the wine is too strong for you, add more stock. If its too salty, add more wine.)

Once your broth is to your liking, add in the muscles and cook them for approximately 5 minutes or until all of the shells have opened. Stir the muscles around every couple of minutes then finish by either adding the melted butter to the mixture or saving the melted butter to dip the muscles in after.

Enjoy!