Prepare Flavourful Thai Steamed Mussels at Home

This is a quick recipe and low in calories. Seafood is easy to prepare and is often a healthy choice. An average serving of mussels has about 20 per cent of your daily protein.

Serve these Thai Steamed Mussels as an appetizer or make this a meal, just add a simple side salad and a baguette for dipping in the delicious and fragrant broth.

There is really no work to preparing mussels. Buy them fresh and once home soak them in cold water for about 15 minutes. Scrub and debeard the mussels (pull out the seaweed and debris that collects around the shell). Healthy mussels will have shiny shell and remain closed as you wash them, DISCARD any mussels that are opened or have a broken or chipped shell. Before serving, throw out any mussels that didn't open in the steaming process.

Thai Steamed Mussels

Prep Time: 25 mins

Cook time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 5 pounds of fresh mussels, scrubbed and debearded

• 1 (400 ml) can of unsweetened coconut milk

• 1/4 cup dry white wine

• 1/3 cup fresh lime juice

• 1 1/2 tablespoons of minced garlic

• 1 tablespoon fresh grated ginger

• 1 1/2 tablespoons Thai Red Curry paste

• 1 tablespoon of Asian fish sauce

• 1 tablespoon of brown sugar

• 1 cup of chopped fresh cilantro

Directions

1. In a large pot add garlic, ginger coconut milk, white wine ,lime juice, fish sauce, curry paste and sugar. Bring to a low boil for two minutes, stirring often.

2. Add cleaned mussels to pot, stir.

3. Cover and cook for 6 to 8 minutes.

4. Pour mussels into a serving dish and top with chopped cilantro. Serve warm.

   
   

   Enjoy!