I have designed this recipe to be really simple and easy to do, it works perfectly in the Dean Forge baker oven.

Ingredients

Fresh mussels

2 Leeks, roughly chopped

Garlic cloves, roughly chopped in half? (can see some in the video)

65g Smoked bacon lardon

A bay leaf

½ pint dry cider

Oil? (can see in the video)

Parsley to garnish

Crusty bread to serve

Method

Add the oil to a heavy dish with a lid. Sweat the chopped leeks gently (with the chopped garlic) for (5 minutes)

Add smoked bacon, a bay leaf, then the mussels

Add 1/2 pint dry cider then bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes until all the shells have opened, Finish with a sprinkle of parsley. 

 

Find out more about the Dean Forge Dartmoor Baker here