One meal which I want to try on a trip is Mussels in a white wine sauce. Its simple to do at home and I can't see any reason why it can't be done on a camping trip. So Taffs Top Tip is:If you have a eerrr ... "friend" and her pants aren't off within 20 minutes, you've done something wrong.
- Get a bag of live Mussels or pick your own
- Clean the Mussel shells, rip off the "beards" and bang them in a saucepan.
- Pour in say half a mug of dry white wine
- Cover the saucepan, bring to the boil and leave for say 5 mins - by now the smell is fantastic.
- Chuck any Mussels that have not opened - they're dead
- Pour most of the boiled wine back in to the mug - but leave the screggs (grit etc) at the bottom of the sauepan and discard it
- Pour the wine back into the saucepan (still with the Mussels in it) and
- Add a small carton of fresh double cream and a squeeze of garlic puree (or crush your own)
- Stir and gently re-heat
- Pour the lot into a deep bowl and
- Scoff with fresh buttered bread and the rest of the white wine.
Taff why do you have to take the 'beards' off, I always prefer them on when eating clams