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Mussels are one of those ingredients that look like a lot of work but are actually very straightforward once you know what you're doing. The cleaning process only takes a few minutes, and it's the step that takes mussels from the sea to your pot properly prepared. Do it right, and you'll be rewarded with sweet, clean, briny flavour in every bite. One important note before you start: ideally, buy your mussels and cook them on the same day. Our fresh mussels come ready for you to prepare at home. If you need to store them, remove them from any plastic packaging, cover them with a damp tea towel and keep them in the fridge. Before you begin cleaning, check...

A handful of ingredients, one pot, twenty minutes. Mussels cooked in red wine and tomato sauce — the kind of thing you want to mop up with half a baguette. Anthony's mum made this in Dromana, bought straight from a fisher's front yard.