Jerk Mussels
"Add a touch of soul to a simple bowl of mussels, with a vibrant taste of the Caribbean."
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
1-2
ingredients
- 1 ounce fresh cilantro
- 1 ounce fresh parsley
- 1⁄4 scotch bonnet pepper
- 3 scallions, roughly chopped
- 3 sprigs thyme, leaves only
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cumin
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 lime, zest and juice
- 1 -2 tablespoon vegetable oil or 1 -2 tablespoon sunflower oil
- 2 1⁄2 lbs mussels, cleaned and debearded (discard any mussels that do not close when firmly tapped)
- 2 tomatoes, peeled, seeds removed, roughly chopped
- 1 lemon, cut into wedges
directions
- Place all of the ingredients, except for the oil, mussels, tomatoes and lemon, into a food processor and blend to a rough paste. Loosen the mixture by mixing in a bit of vegetable or sunflower oil.
- Heat a wok until smoking, then add the paste. Fry for 1-2 minutes, then add the mussels and cover with a lid. Cook for 3-4 minutes, or until the mussels have opened. Discard any mussels that remain closed. Stir in the chopped tomatoes.
- To serve, pile the mussels into a large bowl and serve with lemon wedges.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
English_Rose
United Kingdom
I live in Manchester, UK with my fiance and young son. I work at the local hospital in pediatrics and love my job. I also love cooking!! I have a sweet tooth but try and make healthy family meals, I'm not against some lovely treats now and then though :)
