Mussel potjie

SERVES 4 PREPARATION: 5 MIN COOKING: 10 MIN

15ml (1T) olive oil

1 onion, chopped

3 garlic cloves, crushed

1-2 chillies, chopped (optional) 1kg fresh black mussels, cleaned

and beards removed

1 can (330ml) beer

250ml (1c) chicken stock

10g fresh parsley, chopped juice of 1 lemon

30ml (2T) butter salt and freshly ground black

pepper

French loaf to serve

1 Heat the oil in a saucepan and fry the onion, garlic and chillies (if using) until fragrant.

2 Add the mussels and mix. Pour the beer and stock over, bring to the boil and simmer for 5-10 minutes or until the mussels are open and done. Discard any that don’t open.

3 Add the parsley, lemon juice and butter and season with salt and pepper.

4 Break the bread into chunks and serve with the mussel potjie.

This delicious meal-in-one is quick and easy to make.