Mussels in Cilantro Cream Sauce
Gotta love sci-fi movies.
I think I love watching sci-fi because I can’t stand watching real shit about space.
All these space documentaries do, ok, all they do is tell you how infinite space is and how insignificant we are and it’s like, we get it.
Do ya have anything else???
Have you found one fucking living thing out there?
You haven’t.
So there’s really nothing to report other than we still don’t have the technology to meet anybody else and it’s really fucking immense and that’s why……….that’s why if you really want to see something about space – you watch a sci-fi movie.
Say what you want about them, at least they find shit.
Mussels in Cilantro Cream Sauce
2lbs Fresh Mussels
1 large handful Fresh Cilantro
1 small handful Fresh Basil Leaves
2 tsp minced Garlic
1 can Coconut Cream
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Scrub and rinse the mussels under cold water.
Drain the mussels then add them to a large pot and cover with a lid.
Turn the flame up to med-high and let the mussels cook, covered, until they open. About 5 mins.
When you open the lid, if there are some mussels not opened, use a slotted spoon to gently move the unopened mussels towards the bottom of the pot and give it another 2 mins.
When it looks like all the mussels have opened, remove the pot from the heat.
Get a medium sized bowl and with a sieve, strain out the liquid from the pot with mussels, reserving the juice in a separate bowl
Cover the mussels and set aside somewhere warm.
For the sauce – add the chopped basil, chopped cilantro, minced garlic and the reserved mussel juice in a blender.
Blend the mixture until smooth then pour the contents of the blender into a medium saucepan.
Add in the coconut milk, salt and pepper.
Bring the mixture to a boil then reduce heat to a simmer and cover.
Let the mixture simmer for about 5 mins.
Adjust seasoning as needed.
Strain the contents of the saucepan into a fine sieve, filtering out the ground leaves and any grime that may have come from the reserved mussel juice.
Serve by straining the sieved sauce over the pot of mussels, reheating the mussels in the coconut sauce if necessary.
If you have bread laying around, this is the moment –
Mussels in Cilantro Cream Sauce
2lbs Fresh Mussels
1 large handful Fresh Cilantro
1 small handful Fresh Basil Leaves
2 tsp minced Garlic
1 can Coconut Cream
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INSTRUCTIONS
1. Scrub and rinse the mussels under cold water.
2. Drain the mussels then add them to a large pot and cover with a lid.
3. Turn the flame up to med-high and let the mussels cook, covered, until they open. About 5 mins.
4. When you open the lid, if there are some mussels not opened, use a slotted spoon to gently move the unopened mussels towards the bottom of the pot and give it another 2 mins.
5. When it looks like all the mussels have opened, remove the pot from the heat.
6. Get a medium sized bowl and with a sieve, strain out the liquid from the pot with mussels, reserving the juice in a separate bowl.
7. Cover the mussels and set aside somewhere warm.
8. For the sauce, add the chopped basil, chopped cilantro, minced garlic and the reserved mussel juice in a blender.
9. Blend until the mixture until smooth then pour the contents of the blender into a saucepan and add in the coconut milk.
10. Add in salt and pepper.
11. Bring the mixture to a boil then reduce heat to a simmer and cover.
12. Let the mixture simmer for about 5 mins.
13. Adjust seasoning as needed.
14. Strain the contents of the saucepan into a fine sieve, filtering out the ground bits and any grime that may have come from the reserved mussel juice.
15. Serve by straining the sieved sauce over the pot or bowl of mussels.
Reheat the mussels in the coconut sauce if necessary.
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What a beautifully photographed post Dana-Girl … 😉 xoxoxo
Thank you! Mussels always photograph so well, they’re so sexy!
Farm raised mussels from Canada? yum. And now addition of coconut milk and cilantro. My two most favourite cooking ingredients. I am sure the mussels were gone in seconds. Wonderful!!!!
You know I caught that too when I bought them. Our mussels normally come from the shores around Boston, Rhode Island or Maine.
I thought it was very interesting that these came from Canada but to your point, they were really tasty 🙂
Happy hump day ❤
Love sci-fi, love mussels and love these arty photos… nice work Cake. 😘
me-ow!
(cuz this compliment makes me feel like the cats meow right now :D)
Mussels always remind me of spending summers at the seaside.. 🙂
That sounds like so much fun! I love how mussels always equate to being near water 🙂
This is exactly the recipe this can of coconut milk I have has been waiting for. Thanks!
Yesssss!!!
Do it do it do it!!
What sci-fi movies are you watching these days?! Have you hopped on the Stranger Things train? Those dang kids are edible cute.
Ummm YESSSSSS!!
(squeezes index and middle fingers together) Me and Stranger Things are like THIS, homie!
‘Kept swallowing while reading your post, lol 😋
*rubs hands together evily* good gooooood!!
LOL ❤
I literally could eat your pics through my computer screen. Damn you are good ! 🙂 x
Been working on these picture skillzzzzz 😀
Ok, I’ve never thought about sci-fi movies that way. I mean, you’ve got a point, there’s always some cool creature they find. But why does the alien/creature always have to be bad?? Lol! I still haven’t gotten around to trying mussels…it’s definitely something we have to eat when we do our blogger trip! And they have to look as good as they do here! :)-
xo, Jackie
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The alien is just confused and misunderstood!!
So he lashes out violently and frequently but really he just needs someone to really listen to him 😦
Fair enough. I mean, I guess I would act the same way if my face looked all jacked up like that 🤣 Maybe he’s just jealous of our human form🤔
These photos are amazing! Keep on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Alright!!!
I think I found a new photo mojo!
Yep!
*dances in small circles*
Oh wow! Yummy!!
Saaa good!
xx
That looks so good …. rushing out to try and find some mussels now. really like the photos as well – they kind of have a different feel about them today – that will be the limits of my photographic technical vocabulary reached right there.
Hahahah!!
I know what you mean though….I’ve been fooling around with my camera angles trying to get better at this little hobby o’ mine, so thank you!
I’m really pleased to see that it’s coming across to good favor 😀 😀
I like the concept of your blog. Great way to marry your interests. And the whole idea is visually obvious to readers.
Word, thank you!! That’s *precisely* what I was going for so thank you so much for taking the time to visit my blog and leaving this comment. Appreciate it! ❤
sure thing! great work.
whyyyyyy does this look so good!!! your photos are amazing!
Thank youuuuuuu!!
*blushes*
SAME. I feel that way about space documentaries but then I love anything about being deep in the ocean as opposed to movies about being deep in the ocean. When they put the ocean in cinema form it gets too cheesy for me.
Hmph.
LOVE this pics. That sauce is so vibrant and green that I just want to bathe in it…<3
Hahahaha!!
Slather that cilantro cream sauce all over you hunny yasssss!!