Goa x France

Moules cafreal

Name: Moules cafreal
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: 1.2 kg in shell (about 500 g meat) mussels; 1 big bunch coriander leaves (cilantro); a handful mint leaves; 4 green chilli; 5 cloves garlic; 3 cm piece ginger; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 3 cloves and 2 cm cinnamon whole spices; 1/4 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 1 tbsp vinegar; 2 tbsp butter; 2 tsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); 5 sliced shallots; 1/2 cup fish stock; 1/2 cup thick coconut milk; 2 tsp lemon juice; 4 Goan poi or pav pav (soft bread rolls, soft dinner rolls); Salt, to taste

Mussels in a green Goan masala. You will mop the pot with pav and not be sorry.

35 minTime

23 gProtein each

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The original

439kcalsame

23 gproteinsame

4 gfibresame

35minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Mussels1.2 kg in shell (about 500 g meat)

Coriander leaves (cilantro)1 big bunch

Mint leavesa handful

Green chilli4

Garlic5 cloves

Ginger3 cm piece

Cumin seeds½ tsp

Black pepper½ tsp

Whole spices3 cloves and 2 cm cinnamon

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Vinegar1 tbsp

Butter2 tbsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tsp

Shallots5, sliced

Fish stock½ cup

Thick coconut milk½ cup

Lemon juice2 tsp

Pav (soft bread rolls, soft dinner rolls)4 Goan poi or pav

Saltto taste

Method

5 steps

1Blend the coriander, mint, chilli, garlic, ginger, cumin, pepper, cloves, cinnamon, turmeric, vinegar and a pinch of salt to a smooth green paste.
2Scrub the mussels and pull off the beards. Throw away any that stay open when tapped.
3Heat the butter and oil in a large pot with a lid on medium heat. Cook the shallots 3 minutes, then the cafreal paste for 3 minutes.
4Add the stock and coconut milk and bring to a boil. Turn the heat to high, tip in the mussels, cover and cook 4 to 5 minutes, shaking the pot.
5Discard any that stay shut. Squeeze over the lemon and toss.

Serve it like this

Pile the mussels into a deep bowl, pour the green broth over, set an empty bowl alongside for shells and wedge warm pav on the rim.

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Moules cafreal

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