Mussels with Bacon, Shallots, and Apple

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I had 2kilos of fresh mussels to make for dinner tonight as an entree. My husband asked me to try a new recipe to try out and I chose this one. Indeed, I did not have all ingredients on hand, so I did have to sub two ingredients with what I did have in my pantry. I used Calvados for the apple cider vinegar and apple juice (unsweetened for the apple cider. I followed the directions as stated and the dinner was fantastic! It was an easy recipe to follow and making it went very quickly once I had prepped all ingredients. I served this with crusty toasted french bread to sop up the broth. The dish turned out yummy and I wil not hesitate to make this recipe again.

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The recipe calls for only one pound of mussels -- who can make only one pound? And 6-8 servings? -- so we tripled the recipe. We like mussels as an entree, not as an appetizer. By tripling the recipe, I think we had a little too much Granny Smith apple in the broth. The broth was still wonderful, though, with the bacon, shallot, herbs and apple combination. Make sure you use a high-quality bacon (we found ours at Trader Joe's because your broth will taste better. We will make this again.