Butter, garlic, chili pepper, parsley, dry white wine, seafood 🤤

This dish brings to the table the scent and flavor of the sea and pleases all those who love fish. You can see it done with mussels and clams. 

White wine is the basis of many sauces that go well with seafood, chicken and pasta; The simplicity of the preparation of this sauce allows you to easily adapt it to your taste. You can cook this seasoning in two variations: a light, more liquid one based on butter and chicken broth; a richer and denser one, using cream and flour. Both preparations require a cooking process called "reduction": liquids are cooked together for 5-10 minutes to concentrate the flavors.

The recipe of mussels in white wine prepared with fresh shellfish, as well as being very tasty is also very quick to prepare. Very few ingredients give life to a particularly popular fish dish. In the traditional recipe of the Neapolitan of mussels with wine is not contemplated, but in several other recipes a touch of white wine is suggested to enhance the already divine flavor of this excellent dish. 

Are you looking for some delicious ideas to create appetizers with seafood?

It is an unusual fish appetizer that is prepared in less than 20 minutes, ideal for a dinner with friends or a festive occasion to make a good impression! The appetizer with seafood that I propose is an alternative to the classic bruschetta, also excellent for a delicious appetizer.

Ingredients for 4-6 people

12 slices of bread

200 gr. mussels 

200 gr. of clams

120 gr. shrimps, boiled and shelled

120 gr. scallops

120 gr. squid, washed and chopped

extra virgin olive oil

a handful of chopped parsley

4 cloves of garlic

4 tomatoes

salt and pepper

Preparation

Open the mussels and clams in a pan over medium heat, remove any shells that have not opened. Shell the shellfish and set aside in a bowl. Heat the oven to 200 °C and meanwhile brown the chopped garlic and parsley in a pan over low heat. After a few minutes turn up the heat, add the shrimps, scallops and squid. Cook for 10 minutes then add the peeled and chopped tomatoes. After 5 minutes add the clams and mussels and complete cooking. Turn off the heat and chop everything. Toast the slices of bread in the oven, spread the chopped seafood on top and decorate with the remaining pieces whole and a few tufts of parsley.