Wok-cooked fragrant mussels

Name: Wok-cooked fragrant mussels
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2kg mussels, scrubbed, debearded; olive oil; 2 cloves of garlic, peeled and finely sliced; 3 sticks of lemongrass, outer leaves removed, finely sliced; 2 fresh red or green chillies; 10cm piece of fresh ginger, peeled and finely sliced; 2 handfuls of fresh coriander, pounded or finely chopped; 1 tablespoon sesame seed oil; 5 spring onions, trimmed and finely sliced; 3 limes; 1 × 400ml tin of light coconut milk

Not Too Tricky

serves 4

About the recipe

I had the idea for this dish while eating mussels in New York. It takes literally minutes to cook and tastes absolutely pukka. Simply serve with plain boiled or steamed rice.

The Return of the Naked Chef, p154

nutrition per serving

Calories

16%

Fat

26%

Saturates

36%

Sugars

Salt

22%

Protein

49%

Carbs

Fibre

of an adult’s reference intake

Recipe From

Penguin Anniversary Edition: The Return Of The Naked Chef

By Jamie Oliver

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Ingredients

2kg mussels, scrubbed, debearded

olive oil

2 cloves of garlic, peeled and finely sliced

3 sticks of lemongrass, outer leaves removed, finely sliced

2 fresh red or green chillies

10cm piece of fresh ginger, peeled and finely sliced

2 handfuls of fresh coriander, pounded or finely chopped

1 tablespoon sesame seed oil

5 spring onions, trimmed and finely sliced

3 limes

1 × 400ml tin of light coconut milk

Method

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For the full recipe, head to page 154 of The Return of the Naked Chef.

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