Steamed mussels with leeks, thyme & bacon

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• Jayne

  01 March 2009

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  Very flavoursome and looks great. The bacon and leeks really compliment the mussels. I used wine not cider. So quick and easy to prepare and serve.

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• Suzi

  04 April 2009

  Suzi commented on this recipe

  Great! This is so easy, so tasty and so definately on the 'must make again' list! I used cider and lemon thyme, the lemon thyme gave a lovely flavour. Next time I think I'm going to try it with wine & then chorizo instead of bacon.

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  06 November 2011

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  fantastic!

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• Polly

  01 April 2012

  Polly rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Delicious, very easy to make. Also used chorizo instead of bacon, lovely!

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• stuart

  01 September 2012

  stuart commented on this recipe

  I've been doing basic mussels and white wine for years and this was my first attempt at something with actual flavour (in parallel with the Thai style mussels). The result was spectacular. Very very delicious and I was scooping up the juices at the bottom of the plate. Will be making again.

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• ladynellington

  31 January 2013

  ladynellington rated and commented on this recipe

  

  These are so so delicious! I use Stella Artoire Cidre for this for a bit of sweetness and a fruity kick. Very good with French fries!!

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Ingredients

• 750g mussels
• 25g butter
• 6 rashers smoked streaky bacon , chopped into small pieces
• 2 small leeks , sliced on the diagonal
• handful thyme sprigs
• small glass cider or white wine

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Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 20 mins

Cook 15 mins

Ingredients

• 750g mussels
• 25g butter
• 6 rashers smoked streaky bacon , chopped into small pieces
• 2 small leeks , sliced on the diagonal
• handful thyme sprigs
• small glass cider or white wine

PER SERVING

377 kcalories, protein 24g, carbohydrate 9g, fat 26 g, saturated fat 12g, fibre 0g, sugar 5g, salt 2.76 g

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