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Recipe of the Month

Enjoy the freshest ingredients when you dine at a Barceló hotel. Seasonal menus are created using local produce, where possible, and reflect today’s lifestyles.

 

MUSSELS WITH PANCETTA

Preparation: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
Serves: 4

Ingredients

Mussles with pancetta

 • 50ml Olive Oil
 • 50g Pancetta, ½cm cubes
 • 120g onions, very finely chopped
 • 1tsp fresh sage, chopped
 • 200g can chopped tomatoes
 • 2tsp sugar
 • 60g carrots, chopped into ½cm pieces
 • 200ml white wine
 • 2kg mussels
 • 40g parsley, chopped
 • ground white pepper

 

 

 

Method

1. Place the oil, pancetta, onions and sage into a saucepan and cook over a low heat for 10 - 15 minutes to soften.

2. Add the tomatoes, sugar, pepper, carrots and white wine. Simmer gently until the sauce cooks down by at least half and is fairly thick, then reserve.

3. To order, place 150g of the sauce into a large pan, bring to the boil, add ½kg mussels (one portion) and cook over a high heat with the lid on until all the mussels are opened. Do not overcook.

4. Pile into a bowl and sprinkle with plenty of chopped parsley.

TIP: Add very little salt to this dish. The sauce must be fairly thick as the  mussels will have a lot of water in them. You can use bacon instead of pancetta.