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Posted on 12th Jul 2025

Thai-style Mussels

Creamy, spicy and fragrant, these mussels are perfect for sharing.

Cuisine

Time

25 mins mins

Servings

3 people people

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recipe

Ingredients

  • 1kg fresh mussels, cleaned under running cold water 4-5 times
  • bashed lemongrass stalk
  • Handful of Thai sweet basil leaves

THE PASTE

  • 2 garlic cloves
  • Thumb sized piece of galangal, or ginger
  • 1 lemongrass stalk
  • 2 fresh lime leaves, roughly chopped
  • 4 Thai shallots (swapsies; 1 banana shallots / small onion) peeled, chopped

THE SAUCE

  • 300ml coconut milk
  • 1 tbsp palm sugar
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • Juice of 1 lime

Method

• Clean your mussels under cold water and remove any debris on the shell with a scrubbing brush. Discard any that have already opened.

• Finely chop all ‘The Paste’ ingredients and then pound them in a pestle and mortar until a smooth paste is formed. You may also do this in a food processor with a small amount of water to help form a smooth paste.

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