- prep: 30 min
- cook: 30 min
- total: 1 hr
Summary
Yes, you can use any pilsner in this recipe—but a Mexican pilsner will take to the chorizo the best. Buy a six-pack so you have a few on hand to drink while you eat. Serve this full-flavored dish, which was developed for our #cook90 initiative, with a nice green salad to round out the meal.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 8 ounces fresh Mexican chorizo, casings removed
- 1 medium white onion, thinly sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped, plus 1 sliced in half (optional)
- 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 (12-ounce) bottle Mexican beer, such as Pacifico
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 pounds mussels, scrubbed, debearded
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped cilantro
- Hot sauce and crusty toasted bread (for serving; optional)
- A large Dutch oven or braising pan with a lid
Instructions
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Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 2
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 1079 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 72 g 110.95%
- Saturated Fat: 26 g 131.6%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 257 mg 85.77%
- Sodium: 3664 mg 152.67%
- Calcium: 146 mg 14.59%
- Potassium: 1954 mg 55.84%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 21 mg 114.58%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 20 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 0 g 0.88%
- Sugar: 0 g
- Protein: 82 g
- Alcohol: 1 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 3 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 5 g
- Vitamin A 27.34%
- Vitamin C 62.43%
- Vitamin D 17.29%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat11
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch0
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat12
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total16 oz-eq