Mussels with a Bigelow Lemon Lift Wine Sauce
Ingredients:
1 cup dry white wine
6 Bigelow Lemon
Lift Tea Bags
1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons butter
1 large shallot, minced
6 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup of celery, chopped
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
4 pounds of mussels, cleaned, scrubbed & debearded
Pinch of freshly ground black pepper
Pinch of salt
1 cup chicken broth
Linguine
Yield: Serves 4
Instructions:
In a small saucepan, combine wine and tea bags until bubbles are
visible. Steep for 6 minutes. Set aside. Add the olive oil and
butter into a large deep pot. Saute shallots, garlic, celery, and
red pepper flakes until translucent in color. Stir in the mussles.
Give the mussels a toss with the sauteed mixture. Add tea/wine
mixture, ground pepper, salt and chicken broth. Cover and simmer
until mussels open (discard any mussels that do not
open). Serve as is or over a plate of linguine.
Nutritional Information:
| Nutritional
Information Per Serving |
Percent of Daily
Value |
| Calories |
710 |
35% |
| Protein |
55 |
grams |
110% |
| Carbohydrate |
21 |
grams |
7% |
| Total Fat |
39 |
grams |
61% |
| Alcohol |
6 |
grams |
| Cholesterol |
133 |
milligrams |
44% |
| Saturated Fat |
7 |
grams |
34% |
| Monounsaturated Fat |
23 |
grams |
| Polyunsaturated Fat |
6 |
grams |
| Trans Fatty Acid |
0 |
grams |
| Total Dietary Fiber |
0.4 |
grams |
2% |
| Total Sugar |
1 |
grams |
| Percentage of Calories
|
| Protein |
31% |
| Carbohydrate |
12% |
| Total Fat |
51% |
| Alcohol |
6% |
| Vitamins & Mineral
|
| Sodium |
1566 |
milligrams |
65% |
| Potassium |
1417 |
milligrams |
40% |
| Vitamin A |
241 |
Retinol Equivalent |
20% |
| Vitamin C |
31 |
milligrams |
52% |
| Calcium |
129 |
milligrams |
14% |
| Iron |
17 |
milligrams |
92% |
| Vitamin D (ug) |
0.04 |
micrograms |
0% |
| Thiamin |
0.7 |
micrograms |
47% |
| Riboflavin |
0.9 |
milligrams |
55% |
| Niacin |
7 |
milligrams |
36% |
| Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6) |
0.3 |
milligrams |
16% |
| Folic Acid |
150 |
milligrams |
37% |
| Cobalamin (Vitamin B12) |
49 |
micrograms |
816% |
| Nutritional Recipe
Features |
| Sugar Free |
| Gluten-free |
| Good Source of Potassium |