Forget basic proteins like chicken and beef — adding mussels to pasta is a delicious ... For even more acidity, create a tomato sauce for your pasta with plum or cherry tomatoes.

Heat a large thick bottomed pan, put in all the mussels, beer, onions and garlic. Gently stir the lemon juice and parsley.

For the pasta ... For the sauce, heat the olive oil in a large lidded frying pan and fry the anchovy, capers and garlic for 2-3 minutes. Add the chopped tomatoes, oregano, chilli and mussels.

For the garlic bread ... into the hot sauce. Cook for 2-3 minutes, or until the prawns turn pink and the mussels open (discard any that remain closed at this stage). Add the pasta and crème ...

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