Thai-style steamed mussels

Recipe By:Abigail Donnelly

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp coriander, to garnish
  • 1 spring onion, sliced and placed in iced water to curl
  • 2 tbsp lime, juiced
  • salt to taste
  • 3 kg fresh West Coast mussels
  • 2 shallots, finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 x 3 cm ginger piece, thinly sliced
  • 4 lime leaves
  • 2 stalks lemongrass
  • 1 spring onion, sliced
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 4 1/2 cups good-quality chicken stock

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Cooking Instructions

  1. Place the chicken stock, fish sauce, spring onion, lemongrass, lime leaves, ginger, garlic and shallots in a potjie or flat-bottomed cast-iron pan over medium coals.
  2. Cover and bring to a simmer.
  3. Add the mussels and steam for 5 minutes, until they have opened. Discard any mussels that do not open.
  4. Spoon the mussels and broth into a serving bowl, season with salt and a squeeze of lime juice and garnish with spring onion curls and coriander.