RECIPE: Cajun Mussels

Try this dish as an appetizer or entree. The addition of the spicy sausage makes this dish a extra treat. Serve along with french bread that has been sprinkled with cajun season. you can also serve this over linguine pasta

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon butter

2 tablespoons minced garlic

2 tablespoons minced shallots

1 adobo pepper

1 cup canned tomato sauce

1 10 oz can chopped tomato with jalapenos

1 tablespoon Cajun Seasoning

1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes

1 pound mussels, cleaned

2 ouncechorizo

1 cup chopped green onions

Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Swirl olive oil into melted butter. Cook garlic, shallots, sausage and tomatoes in oil and butter until shallots are translucent, about 5 minutes. Mix in tomato sauce, seasoning, and red pepper flakes; stir until well incorporated. Cover and reduce heat to medium-low; allow to simmer for 10 minutes.
Add mussels to the pan and cover tightly. Raise heat to medium-high and cook until all mussels have opened, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat, garnish with chopped green onions to serve. Discard any unopened mussels.

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