Storing Cooked Mussels
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Storing cooked mussels. Place the mussels into a microwave safe dish. Alternatively the cooked mussel can be frozen and used in soups or a paella. Avoid contaminating your cooked mussels with bacteria and dirt by storing them away from uncooked mussels and other shellfish. Youll see how amazing is easy when you cook up a few extra pei mussels at home.
Storing cooked mussels any mussel meat left over from cooking can be pickled brined or used in dishes like paella or seafood salad. Storing cooked mussels in fridge cooked mussels that are stored following these steps can be stored in the refrigerator for one day after cooking. Put them in large plastic tub in fridge can i re heat them. Read the will cooked mussels keep overnight.
Properly stored cooked mussels will last for 3 to 4 days in the refrigerator. Storing cooked mussels is simple with this quick how to video. If the mussels cannot be consumed within four days they can be frozen for up to three months. Remove the mussels from their shells if you absolutely must reheat them alone.
Fresh mussels are alive and you want to keep them that way. Join the discussion today. So i bought 2 lbs of farm raised mussels thinking i would serve them as appetizer for sunday night supper. The heat of the dish will reheat the mussels.
Sauteed shallots leeks little celery added red wine garlic and tomatoes steamed to perfection. Always wash your hands and utensils with warm water and soap after handling uncooked shellfish. Keep the cooked mussels separate from any uncooked shellfish. Long story short it ended up being 3 people lots of leftover mussels.
To maximize the shelf life of cooked mussels for safety and quality refrigerate the mussels in shallow airtight containers or wrap tightly with heavy duty aluminum foil or plastic wrap. Remove the accompanying dish from the heat and stir in the de shelled mussels. The best way to store mussels is in the refrigerator in the original mesh or net bag they came in wrapped in a wet paper towel or even wet newspaper. After cooking the mussels it is important to place them in an air tight container and refrigerate them within two hours of cooking.
Once cooked mussels can be stored in the refrigerator for up to four days. Storing cooked mussels in freezer freezing cooked pei mussels is extra convenient as you will now have mussels for your favourite chowder or pasta dish down the road.