Asian Stir-Fried Mussels and Prawns
photo by The Flying Chef
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 kg mussels
- 500 g medium green prawns (peeled and deveined, weight is with shell on)
- 1 -2 tablespoon peanut oil (I didn't measure it looked about 11/2 TBS)
- 2 teaspoons fresh ginger, grated
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 large shallots, chopped finely
- 3 red chilies, sliced thinly (add as many or few seeds as you like, taste after each addition you can always add more but once you)
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 150 ml ketjap manis, also known as kecap manis (please do not use regular soy sauce it is way to salty and ketjap manis is a sweet Indonesian soy sa)
- 1 teaspoon dried fish flakes
- 200 ml water
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 300 g bean sprouts
- 1⁄2 cup coriander leaves, roughly chopped
- 2 tablespoons extra coriander, roughly chopped for garnish
- 3 tablespoons parsley
directions
- Thoroughly scrub mussels and remove beards.
- Heat oil in a wok, stir-fry shallots, garlic, ginger, chili and turmeric, until mixture is fragrant.
- Add ketjap manis, water, stock, bring to the boil.
- Add mussels and prawns, reduce heat, simmer covered, about 5 Min's or until mussels open (discard any that don't.).
- Add lime juice, sprouts and parsley, cook a couple Min's until sprouts are just tender but still have a great crunch.
- Stir in coriander.
- To Serve: Either place in large serving bowl and sprinkle with the extra coriander or divide among 4 individual serving bowls and sprinkle each with coriander.
- Don't forget to put a large bowl on the table for shells.
Questions & Replies
Got a question?
Share it with the community!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
<p>I am a pilot based in Switzerland who loves to cook and experiment with all kinds of foods from around the world. <br /> <br />I love throwing parties and intimate dinner parties especially seeing how much people enjoy themselves. <br /> <br />I love the ooutdoors and sports and to travel, although I haven't crossed off every place I want to visit in the world. <br /> <br /><img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/Adopted1smp.jpg border=0 alt=Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket /> <br /> <br /><img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/adoptedspring08.jpg border=0 alt=Photobucket /> <br /> <br /><img src=http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c105/jewelies/MEMBEROFTHEWEEK-1.jpg alt= /> <br /> <br /><img src=http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr336/jess4freedom/Zaar%20banners/ANZ-MakeMyRecipe.jpg alt= /> <br /> <br /><img src=http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c105/jewelies/pictSF7ey-1.jpg alt= /> <br /> <br /><img src=http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c105/jewelies/pick0GuXD-1.jpg alt= /> <br /> <br /><img src=http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n191/bb_babe626/AUST5.jpg alt= /></p>
<p> </p>
<div id=_mcePaste style=position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 1246px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;>[URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/829/deb112.gif/][IMG]http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/9095/deb112.gif[/IMG][/URL]</div>
<div id=_mcePaste style=position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 1246px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;>Uploaded with [URL=http://imageshack.us]ImageShack.us[/URL]</div>