Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 kg mussels (scrubbed and cleaned)
  • 1 Tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 small onion (sliced)
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 fresh chilli
  • 2.5 cm ginger
  • 1 stalk lemongrass (bruised)
  • 1 cm galangal
  • 200 ml coconut milk
  • 1 Tbsp soy sauce
  • juice of half a lime
  • 3 fresh kaffir lime leaves (optional)
  • small handful fresh coriander (finely chopped)

Instruction

  • Clean your mussels by scrubbing the shells.
  • Pound or finely chop the garlic, chilli, ginger and galangal.
  • Heat the oil in a large pan over medium heat.
  • Add the onion slices, the lemongrass & the pounded ingredients, stirring and cooking for a minute, you'll get a lovely aroma at this stage.
  • Pour the coconut milk in, add the soy sauce and lime leaves too. Stir it all in.
  • Add the mussels in, give them a very quick stir, cover & leave to steam on the same heat for about 3-4 minutes, giving it a shake or two during this time. At the end of the 3-4 minutes, they will be done.
  • Tip everything onto a warm serving platter, squeeze the lime juice all over, scatter with the fresh coriander and serve immediately.