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Mussles are ever becoming popular all over the World and become more acaailable, fresh or frozen.
Last Friday night, my usual night out (alone) which had to be postponed because of my numerous commitments the week after, ended in my cooking dinner for the Missus. As soon as I reached Shizuoka JR Station back from University I visited JR Station Parche Big Supermarket in search for fresh oysters. Apparently they were sold out and had to rethink our dinner, when I found some Japanese grown fresh mussles which gave me a good idea.
Incidentally, keep in mind that contrary to oysters, wild mussles should be avoided!
Mussles in Curry Cream Sauce
Ingredients:
-Mussles: 3~4 dozens (wash and brush them first under running water and pull “roots” out)
-Shallot (echalotte): 1, finely chopped
-Garlic: 3~5 cloves, finely chopped
-Ciboulette (very thin chives): a “bunch (see above pic)
-Basil: a “fistful”
-Lean Bacon: a slice, cut into small pieces
-Sour cream: a glass (Half a cup), 120g
-Noilly: a glass (half a cup). If unavailable, any sweet wine will do.
-Curry paste (possibly Garam Masala): 1 large tablespoon
-Olive oil: 2 large tablespoons
-Pepper: to taste.
N.B.: No need for salt as there is already plenty in the bacon and curry paste!
Recipe:
In a deep large deep pan pour the oil and heat over medium fire. Drop in shallots and garlic and fry until shallots turn transparent. Pour in Noilly, curry past and pepper. Mix well. Drop in all the mussles. Cover with a glass lid.
When all the mussles have opened (discard the ones that haven’t later), drop in the sour cream and mix well. Let cook for a minute, then add ciboulette and basil. Stir. Serve at once.
Make sure you have prepared a dish for the dicarded shells. They are more easily eaten with your fingers, so keep a finger bowl or wet towel handy.
Now, you will be left with a lot of good sauce which would be a shame to throw away. Last Friday I prepared spaghetti for my pasta-crazy Missus and mixed them into the sauce with a little olive oil. My personal choice would have been the sauce poured over boiled potatoes (instead of fried potatoes usually served back home). Otherwise it could become the base for a soup. If you find the sauce a bit too strong, mix in some yoghurt.
Bon appetit!
Thanks for posting this recipe. I will try it in the future!
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Dear heny!
Greetings!
Thank you so much for visiting and commenting!
Cheers,
Robert-Gilles
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Dear Holly!
Greetings!
It all depends upon mussles avaibility.
I’m sure people have come up with the idea there!
Cheers,
Robert-Gilles
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That sounds delicious! I’ve never combined mussels with curry before. I’m wondering if this is a popular dish in Southeast Asia…
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