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Healthy Thai Red Curry Mussels Recipe

Posted on July 5, 2009 by healthy-chef

Ingredients (Serves 4)

• 1 tbsp oil
• 1 tbsp Thai red curry paste
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 tbsp peeled and grated root ginger
• ½ tsp ground turmeric
• 600 ml coconut milk
• 1 tbsp lemongrass, finely chopped
• I small red chilli, de-seeded and sliced
• 2 kg cleaned mussels
• 1 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 tsp brown sugar
• Grated rind and juice of 1 lime

1. Heat the oil in a heavy-based saucepan and add the red curry paste, garlic and ginger. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring all the time. Add the turmeric, coconut milk, lemongrass and red chili and simmer for 5 minutes.
2. Add 2 kg of cleaned mussels, cover the pan and cook over a high heat until the mussels have opened (about 5 minutes), occasionally shaking the pan. Throw away any mussels that don’t open. Finally, add the fish sauce, sugar and the lime rind and juice to the pan, stir and cook for another minute. Serve the curry in bowls with rice or noodles.

Original recipe from Healthy Cooking Recipes