brianthony

A Food Blog
I'm Brian Anthony.

I truly believe the best food is the simplest food

I recently graduated from the Culinary Institute of America.

I've just moved to Philadelphia to further my culinary adventures.

  • July 14, 2011 1:35 pm
    ertlebymme:  BRIANTHONY hey i really enjoy reading your blog and looking at the photos you post. i'm jealous that you get to attend the CIA. i really enjoy cooking. i'm not quite sure if i'm good at it but i do enjoy it nevertheless. i had a quesiton for you and i was wondering if you had time to answer it. you're probably busy but if you could answer that would be awesome. i don't need an immediate response. so i saw the photos of muscles that you had on your blog. do you have any other muscle recipes? how long should i leave them cooking? are they really hard to make? anyways keep up the good work and i hope to hear from you.
    ertlebymme

    Hey, sorry! I’ve been without a computer for a while, ughhh. But I appreciate everything! As far as mussels go, you can go as simple as this, in a medium sized rondeau, saute a little garlic and onion in butter, add about 1 cup of white wine, bring it up to a boil, throw in your cleaned mussels, cover with a lid. The mussels are done cooking once the shells open. Don’t let them over cook or they’ll be rubbery.. For this recipe, I would remove the mussels, keep covered in a bowl with tinfoil. mount in 1-2 tablespoons of butter and reduce the sauce down to proper consistency, season with salt and FGBP, pour over the mussels and then serve with fresh lemon wedges. I typically use 1 lb. of fresh mussels per 2 people. Hope this helps! Sorry it took so long for me to get back to you!