With fresh seafood at our Local Sainsbury's we managed to pick some really fresh mussels. At first it never always clear to me how I would cook seafood though with fresh ingredients to choose from, you're never short of ideas.
Belgium cuisine infused that with Italian.
Mussels with Smoked Bacon, complimented with a white wine creamy sauce. For this dish, I tend to use the best bacon that I could find. With thoroughly cooked through Garlic. Onions are optional, do use if you have. White wine and cream is a must for this. I've used a Pinot Grigio and Single cream for mine. No added salt of pepper.
My second dish is an Linguine with Mussels (if I could get hold of clams I would definitely use it for this dish). I prefer Linguine without tomato sauce - usually I feel that the sauce drowns out the taste of the pasta itself and the herbs. Instead, I've used lots of garlic, chillies, drizzled in Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Half a tea spoon and same quantities for black pepper. Just as it is, as simple as looks with a powerful taste.
