Quick Garlic Butter Mussels in Soy Sauce

An easy to prepare, tasty and low calorie dish! Fried mussels in garlic butter is an easy to prepare dish, but with an exotic taste. Such a quick dish will help out when unexpected guests are on the doorstep or you just need to whip up something tasty. Help yourself!
cook time: 40 min
Ethan Rowley
Quick Garlic Butter Mussels in Soy Sauce

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

114
Calories
9g
Fat
10g
Carbs
7g
Protein

Ingredients (3 portions)

Basic:

Garlic 2 clove
Chilli 0.5 pc
Pepper to taste
Vegetable oil 2 tbsp
Soy sauce 3 tbsp
Spinach 50 g
Mussels 300 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
To prepare this dish we will need mussels, garlic, soy sauce, spinach, chili pepper and ground black pepper. The mussels first need to be defrosted; to do this, you need to pour them into a bowl and put them in the refrigerator. When the mussels are thawed, they must be placed in a colander and rinsed very thoroughly under strong pressure of cold water, as they may contain sand.

Step 2

Step 2
First you need to peel the garlic and cut into thin slices. Place them in a frying pan, add vegetable oil and fry until aromatic. After which the fried garlic slices can be removed from the pan, or not removed.

Step 3

Step 3
Next, place the defrosted mussels in the frying pan and start frying them in aromatic oil. At first, the mussels will release a lot of water; it must be evaporated over high heat. After the liquid has evaporated, lightly fry the mussels, reducing the heat to medium.

Step 4

Step 4
Pour soy sauce into lightly fried mussels, add ground black pepper to taste and continue frying the mussels for another 5 minutes.

Step 5

Step 5
For a beautiful serving, place green spinach leaves on a cast-iron frying pan, then place mussels fried in garlic oil in soy sauce in a mound and garnish the dish with rings of hot red chili pepper on top.

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