Tomato, Garlic, and White Wine Steamed Mussels

Good morning everyone!

In anticipation of what I'm sure will be a FANTASTIC FOURTH OF JULYYYYY I present you with yet another speciality a la Pat's dad.  If you missed my post yesterday, suffice to say he's awesome.  

This dish is great for three primary reasons: 

       1) Mussels are tasty 

       2) Serving steamed seafood is ooooh so chic and New England-ey

       3) It's actually preferable that you make this a few glasses of wine deep

Now I'm off to an island somewhere to set off fire works and do other things that might qualify me for a Darwin award

America! America! La la la America!!!!! SEE YA LATER!!!

Tomato Garlic and White Wine Steamed Mussels

1 lb mussels

1 package cherry tomatoes

4 cloves garlic, minced

3/4 C White Wine

4 tbsp butter

1) Preheat oven to 450

2) Mix all ingredients except mussels in a wide oven proof pot and season with salt and pepper

3) Add mussels, cover pot, and cook until mussels open (about 5-9 minutes)

4) Remove mussels that did not open during cooking

....if you wanna add more wine, no one is going to judge