Chilli Basil Mussels

Name: Chilli Basil Mussels
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Thailand
Ingredients: bunch of mint; bunch of basil; 3 garlic cloves, peeled and smashed; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 125 ml dry white wine; 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh ginger; 2 red chillies, finely chopped; 2 tbsp Thai fish sauce; 3 tbsp sweet, seedy Thai chilli sauce; 3 tbsp sweet, seedy Thai chilli sauce; 2 kg mussels

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Simple Food

By Jill Dupleix

Published 2002

About

Enticing, invigorating, exciting and exotic, this is a great dish of Thai flavours for mussel lovers.

Ingredients

2 kg mussels
bunch of basil
bunch of mint

Asia
Thailand
Fish course
Pescatarian
South East Asia
Gluten-free
Spicy

Method

Scrub the mussels well, pulling out the little beards, and discard any that do not close when sharply tapped. Pick the basil and mint leaves from their stems.

Heat the oil in a wok, and stir-fry the garlic and ginger for just 30 seconds. Carefully add the wine and boil for 30 seconds, then add the fish sauce, chillies and half the mussels. Cover and steam for 1 minute, shake the pan, th