Mejillones a la Marinera

Name: Mejillones a la Marinera
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 1kg mussels, cleaned and debearded; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion, finely chopped; 3 garlic cloves, sliced; 1 tbsp tomato purée; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 150ml dry white wine; 2 tbsp flat leaf parsley, chopped

Fresh mussels steamed in white wine, garlic and a little tomato.

Time25 mins
LevelEasy
Costabout £1.57 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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1 kgmusselscleaned and debearded
2 tbspolive oil
1onionfinely chopped
3garlic clovessliced
1 tbsptomato purée
1 tspsmoked paprika
150 mldry white wine
2 tbspflat leaf parsleychopped

Method

1
Discard any mussels that are open and do not close when tapped.
2
Heat the oil in a large lidded pan and soften the onion for 5 minutes. Add the garlic, purée and paprika for 1 minute.
5 min
3
Pour in the wine, bring to the boil and tip in the mussels. Cover tightly.
4
Cook on high for 4 to 5 minutes, shaking the pan, until the shells have opened. Throw away any that stay shut.
4 min 30 s
5
Stir in the parsley and serve in the pan with the juices and bread for dipping.

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