Mussel Fritters - cooking recipe

Ingredients

14 mussels
2 eggs
2 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
2 tablespoons basil, fresh, chopped
1/2 teaspoon salt
black pepper, freshly ground
butter, for frying (clarified is best)

Preparation

Lightly steam mussels until they just open.
Remove beards, take from shell and chop roughly. (Not too fine).
In a bowl, beat the eggs, Sift in the flour and baking powder and beat with a fork to combine.
Stir in the mussels, salt, pepper, basil and parsley.
Melt butter over a medium heat. Drop mixture into butter and fry pancake style until golden brown, then flip and cook until golden on other side.
Enjoy!