Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Fried Mussels with Dipping Sauce (Midye Tava)


Makes 4 servings

30 mussels * 4 tbsp flour * 1 egg * 1/2 cup beer * salt * black pepper * 1 cup oil for frying

For the dipping sauce:

2 tbsp pine-nuts * 2 tbsp milk * 1 tbsp cream * 2 garlic cloves * 1 tbsp lemon juice * salt * black pepper

Mix the flour with the egg, the beer, the salt and the black pepper. Put each mussel in this mixture and fry in hot oil. When the mussels become cooked place them on a paper towel.
Prepare the sauce. Beat the milk with the cream and the minced garlic. Add the lemon, the salt, the black pepper and the pine-nuts.
Serve the mussels with the dipping sauce in different plates. Each person can cover the mussels with the desired amount of sauce. These mussels can also be eaten inside the bread. In that case, they can be also covered with the sauce.

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