but they need to be properly cleaned and prepared before cooking to avoid a sandy and gritty texture. When it comes to mussels, for example, there are tips and tricks to properly clean them ...

Sometimes there is a sort of dirty scum on the mussel flesh, which I imagine comes from the dirt on their outsides that I haven’t managed to clean ... to cook until all the mussels open.

Mussels are cheap and delicious. Follow Mitch Tonks' easy recipe and they could become a regular fixture on your table. Clean and debeard ... shallots and garlic and cook until softened, but ...