Jerk Mussels

Submitted by English_Rose

"Add a touch of soul to a simple bowl of mussels, with a vibrant taste of the Caribbean."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 1-2

ingredients

• 1 ounce fresh cilantro
• 1 ounce fresh parsley
• 1⁄4 scotch bonnet pepper
• 3 scallions, roughly chopped
• 3 sprigs thyme, leaves only
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cumin
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 lime, zest and juice
• 1 -2 tablespoon vegetable oil or 1 -2 tablespoon sunflower oil
• 2 1⁄2 lbs mussels, cleaned and debearded (discard any mussels that do not close when firmly tapped)
• 2 tomatoes, peeled, seeds removed, roughly chopped
• 1 lemon, cut into wedges

directions

1. Place all of the ingredients, except for the oil, mussels, tomatoes and lemon, into a food processor and blend to a rough paste. Loosen the mixture by mixing in a bit of vegetable or sunflower oil.
2. Heat a wok until smoking, then add the paste. Fry for 1-2 minutes, then add the mussels and cover with a lid. Cook for 3-4 minutes, or until the mussels have opened. Discard any mussels that remain closed. Stir in the chopped tomatoes.
3. To serve, pile the mussels into a large bowl and serve with lemon wedges.