Name: Barbecued lime and ginger mussels
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 kilogram mussels, scrubbed, debearded; 90 gram butter, at room temperature; 1 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves, plus extra, to serve; 2 piece ginger, peeled, grated; 1 teaspoon grated lime zest; 1 baguette, thinly sliced; 2 limes, halved; 2 tablespoon lime juice; finely sliced green onion, to serve

Barbecued lime and ginger mussels

Serves 6

Prep

10M

Cook

12M

Total

22M

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Ingredients

1 kilogram mussels, scrubbed, debearded

90 gram butter, at room temperature

1 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves, plus extra, to serve

2 piece ginger, peeled, grated

1 teaspoon grated lime zest

1 baguette, thinly sliced

2 limes, halved

2 tablespoon lime juice

finely sliced green onion, to serve

Method

1.Preheat barbecue on high.

2.Arrange mussels in disposable aluminium pan. Place on barbecue and cover. Cook, 5-6 minutes, until mussels open.

3.Meanwhile, combine butter, coriander, ginger and zest. Season to taste and mix well. Thinly spread half the butter on 1 side of each bread slice. Barbecue bread, 1-2 minutes each side, and limes on cut side until grill marks appear.

4.Add remaining butter mixture to mussels with lime juice, and stir through until melted and combined.

5.Serve mussels and pan juices sprinkled with onion and extra coriander leaves. Accompany with bread and limes.

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