Melissa's Mussels

Ingredients

• 14.5 ounce canned tomatoes diced canned
• 5 large cloves garlic chopped
• 5 pounds mussels cleaned
• 1 large onion diced
• 2 tablespoons peppercorns in brine crushed
• 0.5 cup red wine 

Equipment

• pot

Directions

1. In a large pot (or the kitchen sink basin), soak the mussels 10 minutes in enough lightly salted cold water to cover.
2. In a separate large pot, mix the onion, tomatoes, garlic, beer, wine, and peppercorns.
3. Place the mussels in the pot, and bring to a boil. Cook 10 minutes, reduce heat to low, and continue cooking 5 minutes, until mussels open. Discard unopened mussels.