Grilled Mussels with Apricot Sauce

Grilled mussels with apricot sauce

Ingredients:

12 Large Mussels

1 Teaspoon olive oil

Apricot sauce

Fresh Parsley (finely chopped)

Apricot sauce:

8 Pieces Dried Apricot (cut in half)

Juice of 1 lemon

2 Teaspoons Syrup

1 White Onion (sliced thinly)

1 Teaspoon Chili sauce

1 ½ Cup Water

1 Piece mussel

Preparation:

Prepare the mussels by steaming until they open up and take out the meats. Set aside.

To make apricot sauce:

In sauce pan, mix all ingredients and bring to boil. Simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and pass through a fine sift. Take out the mussel and apricots then return back to the sauce. Blitz in a blender until the mussel and apricot are fine. Pass through a fine sift again to get rid of solids. Set aside.

Meanwhile, coat the mussels thoroughly with olive oil by tossing 2 ingredients together. Lay the mussels flat and cook in a very hot heavy-based pan or grill 2 minutes each side.Arrange mussels and garnish with finely chopped parsley around the sauce. Place 1 dried apricot at the center. Sprinkle mussels with freshly ground sea salt and black pepper.