Best 9 Spicy Coconut Curry Mussels Recipes

THAI RED CURRY MUSSELS

Steps:

• Heat grill to high. Heat the oil in a heavy Dutch oven on the grates of the grill until shimmering. Add the lemongrass, curry paste, wine, coconut milk, fish sauce, and lime juice and bring to a simmer, whisking. Add the mussels, cover the pot, and let steam until opened. During the last minute of cooking, add the cilantro and basil. Serve from Dutch oven into individual bowls, discarding the lemongrass.

COCONUT-CURRY MUSSELS

Steps:

• Trim the lemongrass, leaving 6 inches at the root end; discard the tops. Smash the stalks with the flat side of a knife and cut into 1-inch pieces.
• Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in each of 2 large pots over medium-high heat. Add 1 sliced onion to each and cook, stirring, until soft, about 5 minutes. Add half each of the garlic, lemongrass, ginger and curry paste to each pot and cook, stirring, until golden, about 2 minutes.
• Add 1 can coconut milk, 2 tablespoons fish sauce and 1/4 cup water to each pot and bring to a simmer. Divide the mussels between the pots; cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the mussels open, about 8 minutes. (Discard any that do not open.) Add the juice of 2 limes to each pot, then add the lime halves. Stir 1/2 cup cilantro into each. Serve with bread, if desired.

COCONUT-CURRY MUSSELS

Steps:

• In a large pot with a lid, melt butter over medium-high. Add garlic and ginger and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Whisk in coconut milk and curry paste and bring to a simmer over high. Add mussels and stir to combine. Cover and reduce heat to medium-high. Cook until mussels open, 5 minutes, stirring once. (Discard unopened mussels). Remove pot from heat and stir in lime juice and cilantro.

CURRIED MUSSELS

Steps:

• Heat coconut oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Saute onion in the hot oil until softened, 4 to 5 minutes. Add ginger, green curry paste, lemon zest, and garlic. Stir in coconut milk, fish sauce, water, and lime juice. Bring to a vigorous simmer.
• Place mussels in a steamer above simmering sauce; cook until mussels open, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove mussels from heat and place into a large serving bowl.
• Place cilantro into the sauce mixture and cook just until it turns bright green, 30 to 60 seconds. Pour sauce over mussels and serve.

SPICY COCONUT CURRY MUSSELS

Steps:

• 1. Rinse and Scrub Mussels. Debeard and place in bowl until ready to use.
• 2. Heat oil in pan. Add Garlic, onion, Thai chili and curry powder. Cook until fragrant. Add Fish or Chicken Broth and simmer for 5-7 minutes. Add coconut milk, white wine and bring to boil. Simmer for 10 minutes or until wine cooks. Add Mussels and secure with lid. Cook for 6-7 minutes until Mussels have opened, discard any unopened ones after this time. Serve with bread for dipping.
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SPICY COCONUT MUSSELS WITH LEMONGRASS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in the bottom of a large pot until hot. Add the shallot, garlic, lemongrass and chile. Cook over medium heat until soft, about 3 minutes. Add the coconut milk and mussels. Cover with a tight-fitting lid and cook until the mussels have opened, 5 to 7 minutes (discard any mussels that remained closed). Remove from heat, and use a slotted spoon to transfer the mussels to a large bowl, leaving the liquid in the pot. Stir the lemon zest and juice, fish sauce and cilantro into the pot. Taste and add more fish sauce and/or lemon juice if needed (fish sauce provides the salt).
• As the mussels cook, heat the broiler. Place the croissants, cut side up, on a small baking sheet. Run under the broiler until just golden. Put the mussels in two wide, shallow bowls. Ladle the broth over them and serve with the croissants.

THAI STEAMED MUSSELS

Steps:

• In a large stock pot, combine the lime juice, coconut milk, wine, curry paste, garlic, fish sauce and sugar. Stir to dissolve sugar and curry paste and bring to a boil over high heat. Boil for 2 minutes then add mussels. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until mussels are opened, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and discard any unopened mussels. Pour mussels and liquid into a serving dish and toss with cilantro.

COCONUT CURRY MUSSELS

Steps:

• In a mini-food processor, coarsely chop the ginger and garlic. Add the water and process until almost smooth.
• Heat the oil in a large enameled cast-iron casserole. Add the onions, cover and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 10 minutes.
• Add the jalapeños, lemongrass, cumin, coriander, turmeric and the garlic and ginger puree and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.
• Stir in the evaporated milk and coconut milk and bring to a simmer. Remove from the heat and let stand for at least 30 minutes or for up to 4 hours.
• Bring the curry broth to a boil. Stir in the mussels, cover and cook over moderate heat just until the mussels open, about 7 minutes; discard any that don't open.
• Stir in the lime juice and season with salt. Spoon the mussels and their broth into shallow bowls, sprinkle with the cilantro and serve with lime wedges.

SPICY COCONUT MUSSELS

Steps:

• combine the first seven ingredients in a skillet, bring to a boil.
• add mussels, cover, and cook 5 minutes until shells open.
• discard any unopened mussels garnish with basil.