Fast Recipes

Steamed black mussels with tomato sofrito and chorizo

Australian Gourmet Traveller fast recipe for steamed black mussels with tomato sofrito and chorizo

By Matt Golinski
  • Serves 6
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Steamed black mussels with tomato sofrito and chorizo

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 200 gm chorizo, quartered lengthways and coarsely crumbled (about 2)
  • 1.5 kg black mussels, scrubbed and bearded
  • 125 ml dry sherry
  • 2 tbsp coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley
  • To serve: crusty bread
Tomato sofrito
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 large onion, finely chopped
  • 1 clove of garlic, thinly sliced
  • 1.2 kg large vine-ripened tomatoes, peeled, seeded and coarsely chopped (about 6)
  • 2 tsp sweet paprika
  • ½ tsp smoked paprika

Method

Main
  • 1
    For tomato sofrito, heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large frying pan and cook onion and garlic over low heat until soft and beginning to caramelise. Add tomatoes and simmer for 4 minutes or until pulpy, then increase heat to medium and simmer for another 3-5 minutes or until thickened. Add sweet and smoked paprika and season to taste with sea salt and freshly ground white pepper.
  • 2
    Heat oil in a large, heavy-based saucepan, add chorizo and fry over high heat until golden. Add mussels and sherry, cover with a tight-fitting lid and cook, shaking pan continuously, over high heat for 3-4 minutes or until mussels have opened. Remove lid and stir in parsley and tomato sofrito, then serve immediately with crusty bread.