Ingredients

  • 1 ounce fresh cilantro
  • 1 ounce fresh parsley
  • 1/4 scotch bonnet pepper
  • 3 scallions, roughly chopped
  • 3 sprigs thyme, leaves only
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1 lime, zest and juice
  • 1 -2 tablespoon vegetable oil or 1 -2 tablespoon sunflower oil
  • 2 1/2 lbs mussels, cleaned and debearded (discard any mussels that do not close when firmly tapped)
  • 2 tomatoes, peeled, seeds removed, roughly chopped
  • 1 lemon, cut into wedges

Method

  • Place all of the ingredients, except for the oil, mussels, tomatoes and lemon, into a food processor and blend to a rough paste. Loosen the mixture by mixing in a bit of vegetable or sunflower oil.
  • Heat a wok until smoking, then add the paste. Fry for 1-2 minutes, then add the mussels and cover with a lid. Cook for 3-4 minutes, or until the mussels have opened. Discard any mussels that remain closed. Stir in the chopped tomatoes.
  • To serve, pile the mussels into a large bowl and serve with lemon wedges.