Ingredients:

• 12 Green Lip Mussels
• 1tblsp Olive oil
• 2tbsp Butter
• 1 Medium Onion, finely chopped
• 2tblsp Fresh Coriander, chopped
• 1 Pinch Saffron
• 2-3 Garlic Cloves, crushed
• 2 Medium tomatoes, skinned and chopped
• 1tbsp sundried tomato pesto or tomato paste
• 2tsps Sugar
• 1lt Seafood Stock
• 1tblsp Cornflour
• Water
• 300mls Cream

1. Wash mussels
2. Sauté the onions in the butter/oil mixture
3. Add the mussels
4. Add the garlic, coriander, saffron, 
5. Toss mussels in pot till just opened
6. Remove mussels, put to the side to cool down
7. Add the stock and fresh tomatoes
8. Reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes
9. Remove the mussel flesh from the shell and chop in halves, keep 3 mussels whole aside for garnish
10. Add to the stock the tomato pesto, sugar, mussel meat and cornflour mixed with water, simmer a further 5 minutes
11. Add the cream and adjust the seasoning
12. Sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley and serve with a crusty garlic loaf