Zeeland Mussels with an Italian twist

Instructies

• First you are going to light your bbq, you want your mussels at a temperature of approx. 160/ 180 degrees cooking.
• Washing the clams, and your claws of course. Put the container of mussels under the cold tap and rinse well. If there are still any of those warts on them remove them because you donu0027t want them in your clams.
• Now put the peeled tomatoes in the roasting pan, crush them with your hands or mash them with a fork. Donu0027t mash too finely; you want the tomatoes to still retain a bit of their texture.
• Cut the onion into half rings, the spring onion into pieces, the carrot into 2mm slices, and the garlic finely. Also finely chop the basil and add it to the roasting pan. Tip; cut your fresh herbs with a sharp knife and donu0027t stand around chopping like a caveman. Then the flavors are better retained!
• Empty the bottle of beer, add the capers, white wine vinegar and crumble the cube of vegetable stock into the roasting pan and stir everything well.
• Now youu0027re all set, go to your bbq, if itu0027s good on ong. 180 degrees. Place the roasting pan on the grill and cook the contents of the roasting pan for about 10 to 15 min until the carrot is al dente. Sprinkle a small handful of smoking wood into the charcoal every 5 minutes to add additional smoke flavor.
• When the carrot is al dente pour off the last liquid from your mussels and put them in the roasting pan and mix the contents of the roasting pan with the mussels.
• After about 10 minutes, the clams will be completely open. Try one to see if the doneness is to your liking. If not let them stand for a while until the clams are cooked enough. When you are done let them cool for a few minutes, and for one last time mix the liquid with the clams.
• Grilled Ciabatta
• Cut the ciabatta in half or cut into 3-inch pieces
• Pour some olive oil on a high rimmed plate and dip the pieces of ciabatta on each side in the oil
• Place the ciabatta on the grill rack approx. 4 minutes per side until the ciabatta is nice and crispy.
• Ready? Remove them from the bbq, cut a clove of garlic in half and rub well into the bread to create a fragrant garlic roll.
• Curry garlic mayonnaise
• Put 4 good tablespoons of mayonnaise in a bowl and add the 2tl curry powder and 1 tl garlic granules toe. If youu0027re not into curry start with 1 tsp. For the garlic, you could also start with half and season slowly. The garlic always needs some time to soak in, keep that in mind.
• Finally, add the liquid from the jar of capers to the bowl and stir until nice and smooth for that final kick in your sauce.