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Impepata di Cozze Recipe (Peppered Mussels)
Juicy mussels with fragrant garlic and cracked black pepper fill every shell with briny, peppery flavour, making Impepata di Cozze a simple yet satisfying seafood dish.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 kg – 2.2 lbs mussels – cleaned and kept in salty water
- 2 garlic cloves – crushed
- 90 ml – 6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 15 ml – 1 tbsp parsley – chopped
- 5 ml – 1 tsp or more black pepper
- salt – to taste
- toasted bread – to serve
Instructions
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Put the mussels in a bowl filled with salted water and leave them there for a couple of hours to remove any residual sand.
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Put the extra virgin olive oil and crushed garlic cloves in a large pot and heat for about 30 seconds.
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Add the drained mussels and increase the heat. Let the mussels open, shaking the pot occasionally.
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When they have opened, add the freshly ground pepper and chopped parsley and mix well.
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Serve with toasted bread.