MUSSELS WITH LEMONGRASS

facebook share image   twitter share image   pinterest share image   E-Mail share image



Mussels With Lemongrass image

Make and share this Mussels With Lemongrass recipe from Food.com.

Provided by KitchenManiac

Categories     Mussels

Time 50m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

4 lbs mussels
2 cups water
6 cloves garlic, halved and crushed
4 shallots (finely chopped)
3 stalks lemongrass
2 tablespoons fish sauce
2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons pepper
1 cup basil leaves

Steps:

  • Wash and scrape the mussels.
  • Discard any open ones.
  • Bring the water to a boil in a large saucepan.
  • Add shallots, garlic, lemongrass and fish sauce.
  • Let this simmer 30min, bring water to boil, add mussels.
  • Cover and boil for five minutes over high heat.
  • Add salt and pepper to taste and sprinkle with basil leaves.
  • Cover and cook a few minutes more before removing from the heat.
  • Discard any mussels which have not opened during cooking.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 429.3, Fat 10.5, SaturatedFat 2, Cholesterol 127.3, Sodium 5491.4, Carbohydrate 25, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 0.5, Protein 56.3

There are no comments yet!