I chose to cook Udon noodles with mussels this time, an asian inspired dish which can be served as a starter or main. As we didnt have much time to go to the right places for shopping it turned out a bit difficult to find all the right ingredients in the local supermarket (tesco it was), but we managed to get the essentials in palm sugar, lemongrass, ginger, rice vinegar, fish sauce and soy sauce (which we had at home conveniently).
Cooking the mussels did not take much time. If you are not familiar with cooking fresh mussels, here is a quick tip:
They need to be closed when fresh (throw away opened ones), and open after cooking (throw away cooked ones). Also make sure you brush them properly as they can be quite sandy. Luckily the ones we bought were cleaned already.
The noodles just take a few minutes to cook in boiling water and basically you pour the mussel brine on top of them and to add some extra flavour top up with some coriander leaves (or basil if you are not a fan of coriander - like me)
cheer cheer
