steamed mussels

Ingredients

• 3 pounds fresh mussels
• 6 pieces of bacon, diced
• 1/2 of one medium onion - diced
• 2 cloves, garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon, dried thyme
• 1 cup vermouth
• 1/4 cup fresh chopped parsley
• 1/4 cup butter
• fresh ground pepper
• Bread for serving, something delicious and crusty
• Cook bacon about 3 minutes, then add onion and continue to cook both until onion softened and bacon cooked just starting to get crispy then add garlic and cook another 2 minutes
• Add mussels, thyme, vermouth and turn heat to high
• Give the mussels a good stir with a large spoon to mix all together and cover pot
• Shake the pot occasionally to make sure the mussels cook evenly.
• Take out the mussels, and cover with foil to keep warm.
• Add the butter and parsley to the liquid that remains - allow butter to melt
• Serve mussels in individual bowls with some of the liquid.
• Think I’ll go make some right now!