HANOS catering wholesale

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

  1. Wash the mussels and discard any open shells.
  2. Sauté the onion with herb butter in the pan.
  3. Add the mussels, wine, and white pepper, and put the lid on the pan.
  4. After 3 minutes, shake well.
  5. Leave on the heat for another 3 minutes until all the shells are open.
  6. Remove the mussels from the shells.

  1. Wash the rice.
  2. Cook with the listed ingredients for about 12 minutes with the lid on the pan.
  3. Remove from the heat and let steam off for another 10 minutes.

  1. Blanch the carrot briefly in salted water.
  2. Stir-fry the shallot in sunflower oil, first with the carrot, then the bell pepper strips, and finally the white cabbage and mushrooms.
  3. Cook until just tender, add the sauce, and heat everything through.

  1. Strain about 150 ml of tom kha sauce.
  2. Put in a siphon, charge, and keep warm in a bain-marie.
  3. Spread the rice on a platter.
  4. Spoon the vegetables on top.
  5. Place the mussels on top.
  6. Garnish with the foam of tom kha sauce (from the siphon), some chopped cashew nuts, and coriander.