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Lizzie Redwood

Coconut Lemongrass Mussels

Updated: Apr 26, 2021


colourful lemongrass mussel broth in a bowl on a marble benchtop

Ingredients

4-5 sprigs of spring onion, finely chopped

2 Tbsp garlic oil (or oil and 1 clove or garlic finely chopped)

1 Tbsp lemongrass

½ red chilli, finely chopped

2-3 kaffir lime leaves

1 tsp fish sauce

Juice of ½ lime

1 tsp brown sugar

1 can coconut milk

1kg packet Omega Greenshell Mussels


Method:

1) Make the coconut broth by pan frying spring onion in garlic oil, then add lemongrass and chilli and fry for 2-3 minutes.


2) Add the kaffir lime leaves, fish sauce, lime juice, brown sugar and coconut milk and boil for 5 minutes.


3) Adjust flavour to taste with the fish sauce / brown sugar / lime juice.


4) Add the mussels and cook for 2-3 minutes or until warm.


Serve and enjoy with toasted bread or a salad and enjoy.


Recipe & photography by Thea Betts @onherplate.nz on Instagram



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