One-tray mussels with smoky tomato and butter beans

Name: One-tray mussels with smoky tomato and butter beans
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 400g can crushed tomatoes; ½ cup dry sherry; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; ½ tsp chilli flakes; 2 tsp smoked paprika; 2 tbsp caster sugar; 1kg mussels, scrubbed; 400g can butter beans, rinsed and drained; ¼ cup caperberries; rye bread, to serve; thinly sliced green chilli, to serve

Jessica Brook

June 26, 2023

Mop up the sauce with some crusty bread.Jeremy Simons

easyTime:30 mins - 1 hourServes:4

Plonk this economical dish on the table and let everyone dig in for a hands-on dinner.

Ingredients

400g can crushed tomatoes
½ cup dry sherry
2 garlic cloves, crushed
½ tsp chilli flakes
2 tsp smoked paprika
2 tbsp caster sugar
1kg mussels, scrubbed
400g can butter beans, rinsed and drained
¼ cup caperberries
rye bread, to serve
thinly sliced green chilli, to serve

Method

Step 1
Preheat the oven to 220C fan-forced (240C conventional). Combine the tomatoes, sherry, garlic, chilli flakes, paprika and sugar in a large roasting pan. Season with salt and pepper. Add the mussels, cover tightly with foil, and place in the oven to roast for 30 minutes.
Step 2
Add the beans and capers, and stir to combine (they will warm in the residual heat).
Step 3
Serve with toasted bread and green chilli.