Filipino Mussels Recipe (Tinolang Tahong)
A mussel soup featuring a fi ginger broth with pepper leaves
Ingredients
- 1 kg fresh mussels washed and cleaned
- 1 Liter water
- 1 white onion chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 inch knob of ginger sliced
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 cup chili leaves
- 2 sayote peeled and cut into pieces
- 1 tbsp fish sauce or to your taste
Instructions
- Heat up the oil in a large pot then aff the ginger, garlic, and onions.
- Sauté the vegetables until the onion becomes translucent.
- Add the mussels and sauté for one more minute.
- Pour in water. If you want more soup, you can add more.
- Bring the soup to a boil, then lower the heat and let simmer until the shells have opened.
- Season the mixture with fish sauce until you get you're preferred flavoring.
- Add the sayote slices and let the soup simmer for a minute.
- Add the chili leaves then cover and turn off the heat.
- Scoop the soup into a bowl and serve it fresh.