STEAMED MUSSELS

 These delicious mussels steamed with lemongrass and basil leaves are serve hot and goes with a dipping sauce. All use simple ingredients to cook.At the market ,there are fresh mussels,I bought a kg home to cook.

STEAMED MUSSELS

Ingredients;
1 kg of mussels
1 cup basil leaves
two stalk lemongrass,mashed
4 spring onion,cut in short length


Sauce;
1/2 cup lemon juice
2 tbsp  fish sauce
2 coriander roots,coarsely chopped
2 cloves garlic,crushed
1 tsp ground paprika/ i used bird eye chilli,chopped
1/2 water

wash and scrape the mussels. Disard any open ones. Places in a steamer over boiling water and sprinkle bassil leaves,spring onion,lemongrass.Steam for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and wait
for 2 minutes before opening the steamer.

Meanwhile,mix the sauce ingredients together,bring to a boil then leave to cool.serve mussels in a large dish,discarding any that have not opened during steaming.An individual dish of the sauce should be given to each diner.

STIR FRY SIPUT SEDUT

 

Siput sedut is commonly found in muddy coastal areas and is a species of sea snail.Nowaday it serve in eatery .it commonly use to stir fry or cook in coconut gravy.

STIR FRY SIPUT SEDUT

Ingredients;

1/2 kg siput sedut

6 clove garlic minced

2cm ginger,peel and juliened

some chilli padi ,chopped

1 tbsp oyster sauce

1/2 tbsp black soy sauce

1 tbsp soy bean (salted )

2 stalk lemongrass,bruised

2 stalk of basil leaves.

1/2 tsp sugar

Method;

1.Trimmed the end of the shell and washed in water a few time until free of mud and clean.

2.Heat a wok with 3 tbsp oil,when the oil is hot,add in the ginger,garlic,chilli ,lemongrass and stir fry until fragrant.Put in the siput sedut,soy bean ,stir fry for a 1 minutes,lastly add in thai basil leaves,oyster sauce,black soy sauce and sugar to taste,stir fry for for 2-3 minutes.Dish out and serve.

FRIED SMALL CLAMS with SALTED BLACK BEANS AND CHILLIES

Is simple home meal dish,can be substitute with cockles and other clam using the same ingredients.

FRIED SMALL CLAM ( LA LA)

Ingrdients;
300g clam
1 tbsp chopped spring onion
1 tbsp fermented salted black bean
1/2 tbsp salted bean paste
1 tbsp chopped garlic
1/2 tbsp chopped ginger
some cornstarch for thickening

seasoning ;
1/2 tbsp oyster sauce
1/2 tbsp light soy sauce
1tsp sugar
1/2tsp pepper
1/2tsp sesame oil
1tsp'shaoxing' wine

Method :
1.Heat up 1 tbsp oil in the hot wok,saute chopped garlic and ginger until fragrant. Add in fermented salted black beans,salted bean paste and chopped chillies,stir-fry briskly until aromatic
2.Add in small clams and seasoning.toss well,thicken with some cornstarch solution. Lastly. sprinkle with chopped spring onions,stir well. Dish up,serve hot.