Name: Thai Mussels With Jasmine Rice
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups jasmine rice; peanut oil; 2 kg small black mussels; 3 tablespoons green curry paste (I use Thai kitchen brand.); 1 1/2 cups water; 1 teaspoon fish stock granules; 1 teaspoon vegetable bouillon granules; 2 teaspoons fish sauce; 2 1/2 teaspoons brown sugar; 800 ml coconut milk; 200 ml coconut cream; 1/4 cup fresh coriander, finely chopped; 4 -5 green onions, sliced; 1 tablespoon lime juice

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This is a yummy fragrant Thai dish that can be served by itself or with jasmine rice. If serving as is I would probably up the mussels to 3kg as mussels are very light and not all will open.

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ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ cups jasmine rice
peanut oil
2 kg small black mussels
3 tablespoons green curry paste (I use Thai kitchen brand.)
1 ¹⁄₂ cups water
1 teaspoon fish stock granules
1 teaspoon vegetable bouillon granules
2 teaspoons fish sauce
2 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons brown sugar
800 ml coconut milk
200 ml coconut cream
¹⁄₄ cup fresh coriander, finely chopped
4 -5 green onions, sliced
1 tablespoon lime juice

directions

Boil rice until tender.
Scrub mussels and remove beards, fill a large saucepan with water, enough to cover mussels, bring to the boil and add mussels reduce heat. Simmer covered until mussels open, drain and discard any that have not opened.
In another large saucepan add a small amount of peanut oil and paste and cook until fragrant. Add water, both stocks, sauce and sugar, bring to a boil.
Add coconut milk and coconut cream, reduce heat to a simmer, Add cooked mussels to broth and cook until heated through. Add coriander, onions and lime juice stir, serve immediately.
To serve divide jasmine rice among 4 serving bowls and top with mussels, spoon broth over, garnish with coriander leaves.

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review by chia2160

4/22/2008

i love mussels. this was delicious made almost exactly as written, i subbed fresh basil for the coriander, and just made half of the recipe for 2 of us. i had some of your leftover asian duck so i chopped it into strips and made duck lo mein as a side dish. we had a very good asian themed dinner

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4/22/2008

i love mussels. this was delicious made almost exactly as written, i subbed fresh basil for the coriander, and just made half of the recipe for 2 of us. i had some of your leftover asian duck so i chopped it into strips and made duck lo mein as a side dish. we had a very good asian themed dinner

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11/12/2007

This is a yummy fragrant Thai dish that can be served by itself or with jasmine rice. If serving as is I would probably up the mussels to 3kg as mussels are very light and not all will open.