Best Thai Mussels With Jasmine Rice Recipes

20 BEST WAYS TO USE JASMINE RICE

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• Select your favorite recipe.
• Organize all the required ingredients.
• Prep a delicious jasmine rice recipe in 30 minutes or less!

THAI RED CURRY MUSSELS

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• Heat grill to high. Heat the oil in a heavy Dutch oven on the grates of the grill until shimmering. Add the lemongrass, curry paste, wine, coconut milk, fish sauce, and lime juice and bring to a simmer, whisking. Add the mussels, cover the pot, and let steam until opened. During the last minute of cooking, add the cilantro and basil. Serve from Dutch oven into individual bowls, discarding the lemongrass.

SPICY COCONUT MUSSELS WITH LEMONGRASS

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• Heat the oil in the bottom of a large pot until hot. Add the shallot, garlic, lemongrass and chile. Cook over medium heat until soft, about 3 minutes. Add the coconut milk and mussels. Cover with a tight-fitting lid and cook until the mussels have opened, 5 to 7 minutes (discard any mussels that remained closed). Remove from heat, and use a slotted spoon to transfer the mussels to a large bowl, leaving the liquid in the pot. Stir the lemon zest and juice, fish sauce and cilantro into the pot. Taste and add more fish sauce and/or lemon juice if needed (fish sauce provides the salt).
• As the mussels cook, heat the broiler. Place the croissants, cut side up, on a small baking sheet. Run under the broiler until just golden. Put the mussels in two wide, shallow bowls. Ladle the broth over them and serve with the croissants.

KHAO PLOW (THAI JASMINE RICE)

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• In a 2 1/2- to 3-quart heavy saucepan with a tight-fitting lid cover rice with cold water by 2 inches.
• Swirl rice around in water several times with your hand and drain.
• Repeat procedure 2 more times, or until water runs clear, and drain rice well in a sieve.
• Return rice to pan and add enough water (about 3 3/4 cups) to cover rice by about 3/4 inch.
• Measure by placing the tip of an index finger in the surface of the rice and ensuring that water surface is at the first joint.
• Bring water to a boil, uncovered, and boil rice 15 seconds.
• Cook rice, covered, over very low heat without lifting lid, 15 to 29 minutes, or until water is absorbed and rice is tender.
• Remove pan from heat and let stand, covered, 5 minutes.
• Turn rice gently with a flat wooden spatula and keep warm, covered.
• Rice is best served within 1 hour of cooking.

THAI STEAMED MUSSELS

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• In a large stock pot, combine the lime juice, coconut milk, wine, curry paste, garlic, fish sauce and sugar; stir to dissolve sugar and curry paste and bring to a boil over high heat.
• Boil for 2 minutes then add mussels; cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until mussels are opened, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and discard any unopened mussels; pour mussels and liquid into a serving dish and toss with cilantro.

THAI MUSSELS WITH JASMINE RICE

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• 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.