Mussel Soup with Soaked Crackers (Seblak Kerang)

Name: Mussel Soup with Soaked Crackers (Seblak Kerang)
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 2 people
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 100 gr Mussels; 1 bowl Raw Prawn Crackers, soaked in hot water for 1-2 hours; 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 4 Lime Leaves; 1 tsp Sugar; 2 tsp Salt; 300 ml Water; 1 Egg, beaten; 2 red big chillis; 4 Garlic cloves; 6 Shallots; 2 Candlenuts; 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 1 tbsp Fried Shallots; 1 Green Onion, chopped

Sesa L @sesalumumba

Inspired by the regular seblak (one of Indonesian famous street foods), this dish is brought to the next level by involving mussels to complete your protein needs. I use soaked raw prawn crackers for the carbs, but feel free to substitute with your favorite noodle.

P.S. Add some bird's eye chilis in the blended spice to add more heat.

Sesa L @sesalumumba

P.S. Add some bird's eye chilis in the blended spice to add more heat.

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Ingredients

15-25 minutes (without prep)

2 people

100 grMussels
1 bowlRaw Prawn Crackers, soaked in hot water for 1-2 hours
1 tbspVegetable Oil
4Lime Leaves
1 tspSugar
2 tspSalt
300 mlWater
1Egg, beaten
Blended spices
2red big chillis
4Garlic cloves
6Shallots
2Candlenuts
2 tbspVegetable Oil
Condiments
1 tbspFried Shallots
1Green Onion, chopped

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Steps

15-25 minutes (without prep)

1

Blend all the ingredients below the blended spices section to reach paste-like texture, it is ok if it looks runny/liquidy
2

Add 1 tbsp of vegetable oil to a hot pan, sauté the mussels until half cooked, set aside
3

In the same pan, stir-fry the blended spice, add lime leaves, sugar, and salt until the texture thickens
4

Add the mussels, make sure the spices cover everything, stir-fry for 1 minute
5

Add 200ml water, stir slowly to boil
6

Dunk the soaked prawn crackers (or any of your favorite noodle: glass noodle, kuay teow, udon, etc) to the boiling mixture, let them cook for another 2 minutes, stir slowly
7

Turn off the heat, add 1 beaten egg while stirring
8

Serve in bowls, add the condiments as you want