Island Mussels With Wild Mushrooms And Cream - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 lbs mussels
3 tablespoons butter
1 cup onion, diced
1 cup sliced wild mushroom (Shiitake, Portobello, Oyster, can be fresh or dried and reconstituted)
1 cup light cream (18%)

Preparation

Scrub mussels gently but thoroughly in cool, running water; remove the beard by pulling with a quick yank or cutting close to the shell with scissors.
In a large pot or kettle, melt butter;' add onion and mushrooms, and saute 2-3 minutes, until softened. Add mussels and cream; cover and cook until mussels open, about 5 minutes. Discard any mussels that do not open. Spoon mussels and sauce into 4 individual serving dishes.