Saffron Pasta with Mussels and Sausage
Mussels in Saffron Pasta, Italian Sausage
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 2 dozen mussels double that if you are not using sausage
- 4 hot Italian sausage links
- 2 garlic cloves crushed
- 2 shallots finely diced
- 1/4 teaspoon saffron steeped in 1 tablespoon hot water (that has been boiled) for at least two hours
- 1 cup white wine
- sea salt pepper
- 1 pound saffron pasta
- sea salt pepper
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Instructions
- n large frying pan:
- Saute onion for two minutes. Add garlic.
- Add sausage, cut on diagonal.
- Once sausage is nearly cooked, add wine, bring to boil.
- Add saffron.
- Add pre-cleaned mussels
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- Cover. Cook for 3-6 minutes, just until mussels are opened.
- Serve over cooked pasta that has been tossed with a tiny bit olive oil, salt, pepper. Make sure to use all the juices from the pan for the pasta.
- Season with salt and pepper.
Notes
If you don’t like mussels, just try the pasta with some sausage. You will have to add in some further flavoring, perhaps a bit of browned butter:
If you don’t like mussels, this pasta is good alone or with some sausage and/or shrimp.
If you don’t like mussels, this pasta is good alone or with some sausage and/or shrimp.