Wok-cooked Fragrant Mussels

Place your mussels with a couple of lugs of olive oil in a large, very hot wok or pot. Shake around and add the rest of the ingredients, apart from the lime juice and coconut milk. Keep turning over u

ThaiSeafoodEasy20 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
4
  • 2kg / 4½ lb best live Mussels
  • Olive oil
  • 2 cloves of garlic, finely sliced
  • 3 sticks of Lemon grass, outer leaves removed, finely sliced
  • 2 fresh chillies, red, green or both
  • 3 tablespoons finely sliced ginger
  • 2 handfuls of fresh coriander, pounded or finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoons sesame oil
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 5 Spring onions
  • Juice of 3 limes
  • 1 x 400ml tin of coconut milk

Instructions

  1. 1

    Place your mussels with a couple of lugs of olive oil in a large, very hot wok or pot.

  2. 2

    Shake around and add the rest of the ingredients, apart from the lime juice and coconut milk.

  3. 3

    Keep turning over until all the mussels have opened - throw away any that remain closed.

  4. 4

    Squeeze in your lime juice and add your coconut milk.

  5. 5

    Bring to the boil and serve immediately.

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