Ingredients:
About a dozen
Mussels, fresh or frozen, see prep for both below
Dressing:
1 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon ginger, minced
1/2 teaspoon lemon zest, minced
1/2 lemon, juiced
1 1/2 teaspoon wasabi prepared
2 teaspoon white sugar
1 whole green onion, sliced fine
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
Toppings:
Panko, green onion, Tobiko
Procedure:
Preheat oven to
Broil setting, top heat, 500° F.
Mussels: Ingredients
are for about a dozen New Zealand Greenlipped, or two dozen Black Mussels.
If using fresh: quickly saute in a hot pan with a touch of oil until they
pop open. Remove from pan. Pull meat from mussels, slice into three pieces
and place back into mussel half. If using precooked frozen, remove meat from
mussel half, cut into three pieces and place back into mussel shell half. Arrange
in a large baking pan that is broiler safe.
For
dressing and cooking: Combine all the dressing ingredients. Place about a tablespoon of
dressing over each mussel half. Sprinkle with a little Panko crumbs. Broil until bubbly
and lightly browned. Remove from the baking pan and top with green onion and Tobiko. Serve immediately.
