Make sure to remove the mussels of which the shell is damaged or broken. Add the mussels to a bowl with cold salted water. By keeping the mussels in here for 5 minutes, they will release any sand.
Cut the garlic and carrot in slices, the onion in rings and the spring onions in 1cm pieces.
Cooking
Pour some olive oil in the cooking pot and turn the heat on.
Add the garlic, onion, carrots, spring onions, thyme and bayleaf. Cook these until the onions are glossy.
Then quickly rinse and drain the mussels, whereafter you can add them to the cooking pot.
Open the bottle of beer and pour that into the cooking pot as well. Add the lid and let the mussels cook on a high heat for about 5 minutes. The mussels that didn't open, need to be thrown away. If you like, you can finish the mussels with freshly chopped parsley!
Serve with..
Serve the mussels with some bread, fries and a side salad!