Mussels Marinara

I made this mussel recipe last night and it was so yummy, easy and quick. Here is the link.


Mussels Marinara

i have never made mussels before- what does it mean to debeard a mussel?

also- anything i need to watch out for? if they don't open by themselves- they are bad, right?

where do you buy clams from? is it ok to get them from a grocery store? i'm very paranoid about getting food poisoning.

THANKS

Mussels sometimes have a grassy like substance on them or stuck in the shells. Debearding just means, pulling this grassy like substance out. Yes if the mussels/clams do not open then you should not eat them. It means they are dead.

I usually buy my clams from Waldbaums, they have these tiny clams called mahogny clams and they are so yummy. I have a really easy pasta with white clam sauce that I am almost positive I have posted here before. I usually buy all my other seafood from the fish market. I also buy the peeled and uncooked frozen shrimp from Costco. They come in handy.

The only other tip I have for cooking clams or mussels is to make sure you stop cooking them as soon as they open otherwise they will overcook.

thank you!!

do you buy mussels from waldbaum's too? or the fish market?