Name: Mussels with beer and bacon
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 small onion, thinly sliced; 2 bacon rashers, diced; 1 tsp finely chopped thyme; 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 150 ml pale ale or lager beer; 1 kg black mussels, scrubbed, debearded; 20 gm butter, diced; 2 tbsp finely chopped parsley

The flavour of this dish depends on the beer – choose a pale ale or lager that doesn’t overpower the mussels and serve with grilled bread and a cos salad.

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil

1 small onion, thinly sliced

2 bacon rashers, diced

1 tsp finely chopped thyme

3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced

150 ml pale ale or lager beer

1 kg black mussels, scrubbed, debearded

20 gm butter, diced

2 tbsp finely chopped parsley

Method

Main

1.Heat a barbecue or char-grill pan to high heat. Place a rondeau or wide shallow saucepan on the barbecue and heat until hot. Add oil, onion, bacon, thyme and garlic, and stir until onion is tender and bacon browns (3-5 minutes). Add beer and bring to a simmer, then add mussels, close the barbecue lid or place a lid on pan and cook, shaking pan occasionally, until mussels open (4-8 minutes). Stir in butter and parsley and serve.

Styling by Lisa Featherby

Styling by Emma Knowles