
Asian paella with mussels
The mussels are placed on an 'Asian paella' with tom kha sauce. The approximate cost price per person is €3.25.This recipe is for 4 people.
Ingredients
1kgMussels
1units.itemsWhite onion (sliced into rings)
1Herb butter
White pepper (from the mill)
splash of white wine
350gBasmati rice
300mlCoconut cream 24%
400mlWater
1Salt
1Sugar
0.5units.itemsChinese cabbage
1units.itemsRed pointed pepper (thinly sliced)
1units.itemsWinter carrot (brunoise)
100gWhite mushrooms (quartered)
1units.itemsShallot (finely chopped)
120gTom Kha sauce
150mlTom Kha sauce
Cashew nuts
Coriander
Preparation
- Wash the mussels and discard any open shells.
- Sauté the onion with herb butter in the pan.
- Add the mussels, wine, and white pepper, and put the lid on the pan.
- After 3 minutes, shake well.
- Leave on the heat for another 3 minutes until all the shells are open.
- Remove the mussels from the shells.
- Wash the rice.
- Cook with the listed ingredients for about 12 minutes with the lid on the pan.
- Remove from the heat and let steam off for another 10 minutes.
- Blanch the carrot briefly in salted water.
- Stir-fry the shallot in sunflower oil, first with the carrot, then the bell pepper strips, and finally the white cabbage and mushrooms.
- Cook until just tender, add the sauce, and heat everything through.
- Strain about 150 ml of tom kha sauce.
- Put in a siphon, charge, and keep warm in a bain-marie.
- Spread the rice on a platter.
- Spoon the vegetables on top.
- Place the mussels on top.
- Garnish with the foam of tom kha sauce (from the siphon), some chopped cashew nuts, and coriander.



