Mussels in Ginger Broth - quick & easy Filipino Nilagang Tahong
Mussels in Ginger Broth - quick & easy Filipino Nilagang Tahong

Hello everybody, it is me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, mussels in ginger broth - quick & easy filipino nilagang tahong. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Serve mussels in deep bowls with the broth and some bread. Quick & Easy Highly Rated Healthy Surprise Me. Ensure the mussels are cleaned and scraped with a sharp knife.

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To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook mussels in ginger broth - quick & easy filipino nilagang tahong using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Mussels in Ginger Broth - quick & easy Filipino Nilagang Tahong:
  1. Prepare 500 g mussels, cleaned well
  2. Take 1/2 Tbsp Cooking oil
  3. Take 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
  4. Make ready 4 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
  5. Get 1 knob (1-2 inch size) ginger, sliced
  6. Get 3-5 drops fish sauce
  7. Take to taste Salt & Pepper
  8. Get Water
  9. Take 1 green chili, whole (optional)
  10. Make ready 1 stalk Green Onions, chopped (optional)
  11. Get 1 tomato (optional, gives different taste)
  12. Make ready 1 handful spinach or hot pepper leaves (optional)

Here we've used mung bean noodles, sometimes referred to as bean-thread noodles. In their place, rice noodles work well, and the broth is. Fresh mussels are cooked in ginger broth. Veggies such as spinach or hot pepper leaves along with long green pepper are also used to make this dish.

Instructions to make Mussels in Ginger Broth - quick & easy Filipino Nilagang Tahong:
  1. Remove beard and clean mussels well with a toothbrush under running water.
  2. In a pot, heat oil and sauté the onions, garlic and ginger. Add tomato if desired, I prefer none to keep the sea taste in the soup. Mash in pot.
  3. Once onions are translucent, place 1 cup water and bring to a boil. Once boiling, drop in mussels, add enough water to reach the mussels on top of the pot (water would depend on your pot size. Less water = more flavour). Season with drops of fish sauce. Sprinkle some fresh ground pepper. Cover.
  4. Simmer until shells open. Remove any scum rising to the top. Taste and adjust according to desired saltiness and ginger spiciness- use fish sauce, salt, pepper, drop in chili, if desired, add more ginger if needed. Simmer 3 minutes more.
  5. Discard shells that did not open. These were dead when they were bought, and unsafe to eat.
  6. Add spinach or pepper leaves if desired. (None added in photo) Garnish with chopped green onions. Stir. Turn off heat and cover to cook leaves in residual heat. Serve and enjoy.

It is recommended to use fresh mussels. These have a nice ocean flavor that go well with the soup. There is no special broth necessary to cook this. Spicy Steamed Mussels in Miso BrothSteamy Kitchen. Quick Flame Grilled Chicken with Warm Bean Vegetable SaladTyson.

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