Cozze al limone (Mussels with lemon)

Ingredients you will need for 4 people

1500 g mussels;
2 cloves of garlic;
2 tea spoons extra-virgin olive oil;
2 lemons;
Some sprigs of parsley;
1 dry chilli pepper;
Salt and pepper

How to make mussels

Clean and scrape accurately the mussels under running water. Dip them into a big bowl filled with cold water and throw away those which float.
10 minutes before to serve mussels, pour some oil into a large pan with high rims. Add 2 cloves of garlic and few sprigs of parsley roughly chopped, a chopped little chilli pepper and a little salt and pepper.
Drain your mussels and put them in a pan alternating some mussels with a layer of slices of lemon.
Cook over a high heat until all valves will be open. Shake the pan from time to time.
Serve mussels with their cooking liquid and some slices of tasty crusty bread cooked in a wood stove. Such a bread is another typical product of the area. Bread cooked in the stove of Poggio is sell in almost every bakery of the Conero. However, it’s necessary to order it a day in advance in case you want to buy it.