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Thai Mussels Recipe
Discover the ease of cooking restaurant-worthy mussels in the comfort of your own kitchen! This Thai mussels recipe perfectly balances sophistication and simplicity. Taking mere minutes to cook in a bath of coconut milk with lemongrass, ginger, garlic, and red chiles, they're perfect for a date night or celebratory meal - yet simple enough to make on any average weeknight!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
16 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 211 kcal
Cuisine:
Thai
Ingredients
- 1 1 teaspoon coconut oil
- 2 2 inch piece ginger cut into matchsticks
- 2 2 cloves garlic sliced
- 2 2 stalks lemongrass sliced
- 15 15 ounce Can coconut milk
- 1 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 2 2 Thai red chilis
- juice from 1 lime
- 2 2 lb mussels rinsed and beards removed
Instructions
- Heat the coconut oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the ginger, garlic, and lemongrass and cook for 1 minute. Add the coconut milk, fish sauce, chilis, and lime juice and bring the pot to a boil.
- When the coconut milk is boiling, add the mussels. Cover the pot for 1 minute. After a minute, remove the lid and take out any shells that have opened. Continue to remove the mussels as they open. If any of the mussels are still closed after 6 or 7 minutes, discard them.
- Pour the sauce over the cooked mussels and serve right away.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1 serving = ¼ of the recipe
Calories
211kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
11g
(4%)
Protein
14g
(28%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Cholesterol
32mg
(11%)
Sodium
774mg
(32%)
Potassium
463mg
(13%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
204IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
14mg
(16%)
Calcium
40mg
(4%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 211
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 serving = ¼ of the recipe | |
| Calories | 211kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 14g | 28% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 32mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 774mg | 32% |
| Potassium | 463mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 204IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 14mg | 16% |
| Calcium | 40mg | 4% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.