THAI SHELLFISH POT

Thai shellfish pot image

Use aromatic Thai flavours like coconut and lemongrass to complement your favourite seafood. We've used squid, white fish and mussels on this occasion

Provided by Tom Kerridge

Categories Dinner, Lunch, Main course, Supper

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 19

Ingredients

1 tbsp sunflower oil
4 lime leaves
200g prepared squid , cut into rings
400ml coconut milk
300g boneless firm white fish like monkfish or hake, cut into chunks
500g mussels , cleaned
1 large shallot , sliced
1 lemongrass stalk , shredded
2 red chillies , sliced
5 garlic cloves
thumb-sized piece of galangal or ginger, peeled and sliced
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp ground cumin
2 tbsp fish sauce
4 tbsp roasted peanuts
1 tsp soft brown sugar
chopped coriander
sliced chillies
lime wedges

Steps:

For the curry paste, put all the ingredients in a spice grinder or blender and blitz to a fine paste. Will keep in the fridge for a few days.
Heat the oil in a wok or casserole dish. Add the curry paste and lime leaves, and fry for a minute or so. Stir in the squid so it's coated all over in the paste, then pour over the coconut milk. Bring to a simmer, then submerge the white fish in the sauce and scatter over the mussels. Cover the wok with a lid and cook for 5-8 mins or until the mussel shells are fully open and the fish is just cooked. Sprinkle with the coriander and chilli, then put in the middle of the table, along with the lime wedges. Let everyone help themselves.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 538 calories, Fat 37 grams fat, SaturatedFat 18 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 10 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 50 grams sugar, Fiber 5 grams fiber, Protein 39 grams protein, Sodium 2.7 milligram of sodium