Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: Seafood, Thai
Keyword: curry, mussels, seafood, Thai
Prep Time: 30 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes minutes
Servings: 4
Mussels work well in just about any curry sauce. This one is no exception.
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- 2-4 Tbsp red curry paste Mae Ploy is best!
- coconut oil
- large pinch of sugar
- 1 tin coconut milk 400 ml
- 4 lime leaves torn
- 2 kg fresh mussels debearded and rinsed
- 1 bird's eye chilli finely sliced
- cooked jasmine rice
Fry the paste in a pan with a little oil until it sizzles. Add the sugar, then the coconut milk, stirring until the paste dissolves. Add the lime leaves and simmer for 5 minutes.
Add to cleaned mussels to the pan, cover and cook for 3 minutes, shaking the pan until all the mussels open. Sprinkle with chilli and serve with jasmine rice.