Name: Mussels with Spicy Italian Sausage
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 2 shallots, thinly sliced; 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced; Fine sea salt and freshly ground white pepper; 2 links spicy Italian sausage, casings removed and roughly chopped; 1 cup dry white wine; 1 rosemary sprig; 3 pounds small mussels, scrubbed and beards removed; 1 tablespoon chopped flat-leaf parsley; 2 tablespoons fresh bread crumbs, toasted

Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 15 minutes

A simple ragout of shellfish and sausage, so easy to prepare it's almost a heat-and-serve dish. Cook the shallots and garlic, then the sausage, add the wine and rosemary, then the mussels, which will release their juices into the pan, and finish with the parsley and bread crumbs — a rustic, spicy, brothy dish to be eaten with good crusty bread.

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