Recipe: Simple mussel curry
I’ve always loved mussels, and while I prefer the taste of fresh mussels, it’s more convenient to buy them shelled and frozen (for time, effort, and karmic reasons). Mussels are not only yummy but, according to Wikipedia, an excellent source of selenium and vitamin B12, and a good source of zinc and folate.
Simple mussel curry
This recipe uses frozen mussels and a bunch of aromatic flavourful ingredients.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 brown onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tbsp ginger finely grated
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- 1 kg frozen mussels
- 1 1/2 cups coconut milk
- 6 kaffir lime leaves torn
- 2 large carrots sliced
- 1 large head broccoli
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- chilli flakes optional
To serve
- mint leaves
Instructions
- Place mussels on a colander and rinse well.
- Heat coconut oil and cook onion, garlic and ginger until soft but not browned.
- Add turmeric and cook for an extra minute.
- Add mussels, coconut milk, and kaffir lime leaves.
- Stir, cover and cook on low heat for 10 minutes.
- Add carrots, cook for another 5 – 8 minutes.
- Add broccoli, cook for another 3 – 5 minutes.
- Turn heat off, add fish sauce and stir.
- Serve with mint leaves and chilli flakes if desired (over rice if you're one of those people who can't call it at meal if it doesn't have rice).
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4 Comments
muppy
this sounds devine 🙂 and i love all the veges in there too.
milkteaxx
that porchetta looks amazing!
Gladys
sounds great! as you know I’m hopeless with fish and seafood…where can I buy the frozen mussels?
lateraleating
I usually buy them in Newtown Foodworks, I suspect most big supermarkets have them.