Hoi Malaeng Phu Op Mo Din (Mussels In An Earthenware Pot )

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Ingredients:

• 25 mussels
• 10 pieces sliced of galanga
• 2 crushed lemon grass stem
• 5 kaffir lime leaves
• 20 sweet basil leaves
• 2 pieces sliced red hot pepper
• 4 crushed shallot

Ingredients For Sauce:

• 10 red chili peppers
• 7 cloves garlic
• 2 tbsp. lime juice
• 3 tbsp. fish sauce
• ½ tsp. sugar

Method:

1. Wash the mussels and put them in an earthenware pot along with all the other ingredients.
2. Put the lid on the pot, cook for about 10 minutes at medium heat, remove and serve in the pot with the sauce.
3. Grind the chili and garlic in a mortar, stir in the lime juice, fish sauce, and sugar, and put in a bowl to serve with the mussels.