Hot-Smoked Mussels

Directions

1. 1
   Turn a grill on high heat.
2. 2
   Put wood chipswe like apple or hickoryin a disposable pie tin and set it on the grill.
3. 3
   Give the wood chips time to begin to smoke; depending on the size of your chips this may take anywhere from 2 to 8 minutes.
4. 4
   Put the mussels in a large bowl and cover with cold water.
5. 5
   Rinse them well and remove the small beard from each mussel.
6. 6
   Drain the mussels and put them in a disposable aluminum lasagna pan.
7. 7
   Put the pan of mussels on the grill and close the lid.
8. 8
   Cook for 5 minutes.
9. 9
   Lift the lid and quickly stir the mussels.
10. 10
    Close the lid and smoke for another 5 minutes.
11. 11
    At this point the mussel shells should be open.
12. 12
    If not, close the lid and cook for 2 to 3 minutes more.
13. 13
    Do not overcook or your mussels will be tough and stringy.
14. 14
    Remove the pan from the grill and pour the contents into a large bowl.
15. 15
    With the grill still on and the wood still smoking, cut the bread into thick slices and quickly grill each side.
16. 16
    Put the grilled bread on a plate and serve alongside the smoked mussels.