Mussels are unbelieveably popular in Belgium. Near Grote Markt in Belgium, there are alley ways of restaurants serving nothing but Mussels and Seafood Paella. The Mussles at the tourist trap restaurants are okay, but when you get away from the tourist trap and find the non-touristy restaurants, the quality of the food jumps up quite a bit and with the mussels, the flavors are unreal. Really good. The recipe below is from a web-site containing information on Belgium and Belgium recipes.
Ingredients
4kg Mussels
2 onions
2 sticks celery
25g butter
salt
freshly ground black ppper
2 tspns chopped parsley
Directions
Rinse the mussels under running water. Chop the celery and onions in rings.
Melt the butter in a pan, add the onions and celery, let them brown a little.
Add the mussels, cook on a high heat. Stir frequently.
Cook until mussels are all open, which means they are done.
Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with chopped parsley.
