{"id":2792,"date":"2015-07-20T17:42:47","date_gmt":"2015-07-20T16:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thecherryplumkitchen.com\/?page_id=2792"},"modified":"2015-07-20T17:42:47","modified_gmt":"2015-07-20T16:42:47","slug":"mussels-in-tomatoes-and-cider","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thecherryplumkitchen.com\/?page_id=2792","title":{"rendered":"Mussels in Tomatoes and Cider"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-page pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecherryplumkitchen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F2792&print=pdf\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-pdf\" target=\"_blank\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thecherryplumkitchen.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/pdf.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"image_pdf\" title=\"View PDF\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecherryplumkitchen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F2792&print=print\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_blank\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thecherryplumkitchen.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><\/a><\/div><p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thecherryplumkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Mussels-served-4-e1437410090570.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2786 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thecherryplumkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Mussels-served-4.jpg?resize=300%2C199&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mussels - served 4\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a>Serves 4-7 (1lb of mussels is usually reckoned to be a portion, but I serve it with lots of crusty bread ..)<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4lb\/1.8kg mussels<\/li>\n<li>1 onion, finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 clove of garlic, finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon of sugar<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons of rapeseed oil<\/li>\n<li>A shake of cayenne pepper<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc pint\/150ml dry cider<\/li>\n<li>400g\/14oz tin of tomatoes, chopped<\/li>\n<li>Fresh parsley<\/li>\n<li>Black pepper<\/li>\n<li>Lots of crusty bread to serve<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Prepare the fresh mussels. Discard any with cracked shells or any which do not shut when tapped with the back of a knife. Scrape off any barnacles and pull of the &#8216;beards&#8217;. Rinse under cold water.<\/p>\n<p>Heat the rapeseed oil in a large pan and soften the onion, garlic and sugar. Cook until the onion is soft and beginning to take on a little colour. Add the cayenne pepper and stir.<\/p>\n<p>Add the tomatoes, cider and a little black pepper. Bring to a boil.<\/p>\n<p>Add the mussels. Cover with a lid and cook, shaking the pan occasionally. 3-5 minutes later the mussel shells will have opened.<\/p>\n<p>Sprinkle with parsley. Stir. Transfer to a large, warmed serving dish and discard any mussels which remain shut.<\/p>\n<p>Eat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Serves 4-7 (1lb of mussels is usually reckoned to be a portion, but I serve it with lots of crusty bread ..) 4lb\/1.8kg mussels 1 onion, finely chopped 1 clove of garlic, finely chopped 1 teaspoon of sugar 2 tablespoons of rapeseed oil A shake of cayenne pepper \u00bc pint\/150ml dry cider 400g\/14oz tin of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"full-width-content","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2792","page","type-page","status-publish","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thecherryplumkitchen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thecherryplumkitchen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thecherryplumkitchen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecherryplumkitchen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecherryplumkitchen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2792"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecherryplumkitchen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2793,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecherryplumkitchen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2792\/revisions\/2793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thecherryplumkitchen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}