Steamed Mussels Ii - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup shallots, minced
3/4 cup dry white wine
3 pounds mussels, cleaned and debearded
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
ground black pepper to taste

Preparation

In a medium stock pot, heat butter over medium heat. Add shallots and saute until translucent.
Pour in wine and mussels. Raise heat to medium/high and steam mussels until shells open, about 5 minutes.
Pour mussels and cooking liquid into a serving bowl, sprinkle with parsley and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Serve immediately.