Recipes: Thai Mussel and Noodle soup

Thai Mussel and Noodle soup
Serves/Quantity: 4

Ingredients

  • 900g (2lb) fresh mussels, cleaned and debearded
  • 1 x 15ml spoon (1 tbspn) sunflower oil
  • 5cm (2") piece of fresh ginger root, grated
  • 1 fresh red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
  • 4 spring onions, finely sliced
  • 115g (4oz) shitake mushrooms, sliced
  • 3 x 15ml spoons (3 tbspn) Thai green curry paste
  • 750ml (1.5 pints) fish or chicken stock
  • Salt
  • 2 x 15ml (2 tbspn) lime juice
  • 2 x 15ml (2 tbspn) fish sauce or nam pla
  • 200g (7oz) pak choi, shredded
  • 255g (9oz) medium noodles, cooked and drained
  • 2 x 15ml (2 tbspn) fresh chopped coriander

Instructions

  1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan and cook the ginger, chilli and spring onion for 1 minute
  2. Add the mushrooms and cook for a further 2 minutes.
  3. Stir in the curry paste and cook for 1 minute.
  4. Pour in the fish stock and bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer and add seasoning.
  5. Carefully add the mussels, cover and cook for 2-3 minutes, until opened, discard any that do not.
  6. Stir through the remaining ingredients and simmer until the noodles are heated through.
  7. Garnish with coriander and serve.
 

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