Portuguese Style Mussels in Spicy Chourico Tomato Sauce
4.93 from 13 votes
These steamed, saucy mussels with chourico sausage in a rich garlic-tomato-wine broth are divine. Even better when you have a big chunk of warm crusty bread to mop up the sauce! The sweetness of mussels, with the smoky, spicy, saltiness of chourico makes them work beautifully together in this flavor packed Portuguese inspired entrée or appetizer. This is another one of my mom’s recipe that has been handed down to me after years of many recipe variations until she reached this recipe.
Prep Time: 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 15 minutesminutes
Total Time: 30 minutesminutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 680
Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Ingredients
3lbmussels
½lemon, sliced
1lbPortuguese Spicy Chourico, diced into small cubes
Scrub the mussels with a stiff brush and pull out the hairy beards. Rinse and drain
In a large pot add enough water to fill approximately 3 inches. Add the sliced lemon and mussels. Bring to boil. Steam until the shells have opened. Approximately 2-3 minutes. Discard any unopened mussels.
While the mussels are steaming, add oil to a large frying pan. Sautee diced chourico until starting to brown. Add in the onions, garlic, chili flakes, smoked paprika, paprika, and pinch of salt. Continue to saute until the onions are cooked.
Deglaze the pan by adding in wine. Use the spatula to scrape any browned bits off the bottom of the pan.
Add diced tomatoes, heavy cream and parsley. Stir to combine. Season to taste with salt.
Strain the mussels and discard the lemon slices. Add the mussels to the tomato sauce and toss to combine.
Sprinkle with more fresh parsley and serve with warm crusty bread.