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🍽️ Classic Italian Mussel Soup

499 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 2 kg mussels
• 1 onion
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 small spring onions
• 2 carrots
• 2 chili peppers
• 400 g tomatoes
• 2 sprigs rosemary
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 200 ml white wine
• sea salt
• pepper (from the mill)
• fresh herbs (for garnish)

Instructions

1. 1. Thoroughly rinse the mussels under running water.
2. 2. Remove the beard fibers from the mussels.
3. 3. Check each mussel and discard any that are open.
4. 4. Peel the onion and garlic and chop them finely.
5. 5. Clean the spring onions, wash them, and slice them into thin rings.
6. 6. Peel the carrots, wash them, and cut them into small cubes.
7. 7. Wash the chili peppers.
8. 8. Pour boiling water over the tomatoes and shock them immediately.
9. 9. Peel the skin off the tomatoes.
10. 10. Quarter the tomatoes and remove the stem ends and seeds.
11. 11. Cut the deseeded tomatoes into small cubes.
12. 12. Heat the olive oil in a large pot.
13. 13. Sauté the onion and garlic cubes, spring onion rings, chili, and carrots briefly.
14. 14. Add the tomatoes and the wine.
15. 15. Let the mixture simmer for about 3 minutes while stirring.
16. 16. Add the mussels and the rosemary.
17. 17. Cover the pot and let the soup simmer for about 10 minutes.
18. 18. Wait until all the mussels have opened.
19. 19. Season the soup with salt and pepper.
20. 20. Garnish the soup with fresh herbs.
21. 21. Serve the soup with toasted white bread if desired.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 499
• Protein: 55 g · Fett/Fat: 18 g · Carbs: 20 g