Catalonian Mussel Gratin – Sophie Zalokar

Ingredients

• 2 cups white wine
• 2 fresh bay leaves
• 2 kg mussels, scrubbed & de-bearded
• 2 onions, roughly chopped
• 50 g unsalted butter
• 3 cups canned diced tomatoes
• 1 tsp sweet paprika
• 2 tsp harissa [optional]
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 tsp sea salt flakes
• pinch saffron
• 100 g fresh breadcrumbs
• olive oil
• 100 g almond meal
• ¼ cup parsley, roughly chopped
• freshly cracked black pepper