Mejillones En Escabeche Recipe

Mussels are very common in spain as a tapa and are often served both hot and cold. Spanish mussels recipes are very simple: usually, only a couple of ingredients combine to season the extremely fresh spanish mussels. These deliciously marinated mussels (called mejillones en escabeche in spanish) are available in small tin cans and just about any supermarket. The quality (and therefore the price) varies greatly. But making them from scratch tastes even better, and it is very easy All you need are some fresh mussels and a bit of seasoning, and you will enjoy homemade marinated mussels in no time. These mussels have an intensely flavored sauce of onion, wine, garlic and spanish paprika that only gets better with time. We like to make this dish a day ahead and store it in the refrigerator for at least twenty-four hours. We serve it the following day with fresh rustic-style bread, either as an appetizer (a spanish tapa) or a first course.