Story: Mussels with Japanese Curry and Frites
Episode: 7
Presenter: Scott Bridger
Air Date: 19th October 2025

Scott shows us his take on moule-frites with a Japanese twist!

Ingredients

• 1kg mussels
• ½ onion
• 1tbspn Japanese curry paste
• ½ cup milk
• Juice of one lemon
• 200gm fresh fries
• 1 sheet nori
• Salt

Method

• Sautee the diced onion in a pan.
• Once the onion is soft, put the mussels into the pan. Add a little bit of water to the pan to start the steaming process.
• Once the muscles are opened and fragrant, strain them over a bowl and pour the juice back into the pan.
• Add some Japanese curry paste to the juice, give it a stir, and add a little bit of cream.
• Once boiling, season with some lemon juice
• Pour the mussels back into the pan and give them a little toss, coating them in the sauce.
• Take the pan off the flame and drape a sheet of nori over the flame. Once the nori is nice a crisp, break it all up in a mortar and pestle.
• Add some flaky salt to the nori and pound it together.
• Put the mussels into a serving bowl, pile on frites over the top sprinkle on the nori salt.