Deep Fried Mussels

(Midye Tava - Istanbul)

~25 mussels, cleaned
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 cup sunflower oil

Batter:
6 tbsp all purpose flour
1 cup beer
1 tbsp butter, melted
2 egg yolks
Salt

Heat the oil in the pan. Whisk all the batter ingredients in a large bowl.

Dip each mussel into the flour, then into the butter. Arrange them on the wood skewers. Then, gently lower them into the hot oil and deep-fry until golden.

Place them on a plate with a paper towel to soak up extra oil. Serve Fried Mussels with Tarator Sauce while still hot.

Turkish-style Tarator Sauce for Seafood
(Tarator Sos)

1/4 cup walnuts or pine nuts, ground
1/2 cup day old Turkish bread, ground
2 garlic clove, mashed with salt
1 cup plain yogurt, at room temperature
2 tbsp olive oil
Salt
Pepper

Mix all the sauce ingredients in a bowl. Serve Tarator Sauce with Turkish-style Fried Mussels, Turkish-style Fried Calamari...etc.