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Peter Gordon
Peter Gordon

Steamed Mussels with Bacon, Tomato and Coconut

Lunch, Dinner, Legacy Pan, Tomatoes, Bacon, Mussels, Legacy Pan

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Difficulty
Easy
Serves
4 mains or 6 starters
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
45 minutes
Cookware
Legacy Pan

Method

Heat your Legacy Pan over medium-high heat. Add the bacon and 4 tablespoons of olive oil and cook until the bacon begins to crisp.

Add the garlic and fry until golden. Remove the bacon and garlic with a slotted spoon and set aside.

Add the remaining olive oil to the pan. Once hot, fry the bread until golden on both sides, then transfer to a plate.

Add the onion, ginger, chilli and cumin to the pan and cook until softened and caramelised.

Return the bacon and garlic, add the tomatoes and bring to a gentle boil. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Transfer roughly half the tomato mixture to a bowl. Add half the coconut milk to the pan and bring to the boil.

Add half the mussels, cover and cook for 4 minutes. Remove each mussel as it opens and place it in a large bowl. Continue cooking for up to 7 minutes, then discard any that remain closed.

Pour the sauce from the pan over the cooked mussels.

Return the reserved tomato mixture to the pan with the remaining coconut milk. Bring to the boil, add the remaining mussels and cook in the same way.

Return all the mussels and sauce to the pan. Scatter over the coriander and spring onions and serve with the fried bread.


Ingredients

  • kg mussels, scrubbed and debearded2
  • cloves garlic, thinly sliced8
  • thin slices bread12
  • tbsp fresh ginger, chopped or grated1
  • tsp cumin seeds or ½ tsp ground cumin1
  • ml tin coconut milk400
  • spring onions, thinly sliced3
  • rashers smoked streaky bacon, cut into strips3–4
  • cup olive oil½
  • onion, halved and thinly sliced1
  • chillies, thinly sliced1–2
  • g tin chopped tomatoes400
  • bunch fresh coriander, cut into 2 cm lengths½

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