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🍽️ Mussels in Baking Paper

176 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 100 g glass noodles
• 1.25 kg mussels
• 40 g ginger (1 piece)
• 4 lime leaves
• 100 g small carrots (2 small carrots)
• 200 g leek (1 stalk)
• 2 stalks lemongrass
• 0.5 bunch lemon balm
• salt
• pepper
• 1 egg white
• 250 ml coconut milk (9 % fat)

Instructions

1. 1. Pour the glass noodles into a bowl with hot water.
2. 2. Let the noodles soak for 15 minutes.
3. 3. Wash the mussels thoroughly under running water.
4. 4. Remove the beards from the mussels.
5. 5. Discard any mussels that are already open.
6. 6. Drain the soaked noodles in a colander.
7. 7. Let the noodles drain well.
8. 8. Cut the noodles into smaller pieces using kitchen scissors.
9. 9. Peel the ginger.
10. 10. Cut the ginger into very fine strips.
11. 11. Wash the lime leaves.
12. 12. Cut the lime leaves into very fine strips as well.
13. 13. Peel the carrots.
14. 14. Clean the leek.
15. 15. Wash the leek.
16. 16. Cut the carrots into fine strips.
17. 17. Cut the white part of the leek into fine strips.
18. 18. Halve the lemongrass lengthwise.
19. 19. Mix the mussels with the ginger and lime leaves.
20. 20. Add the cut vegetables to the mixture.
21. 21. Season the mixture with salt.
22. 22. Season the mixture with pepper.
23. 23. Wash the lemon balm.
24. 24. Shake the lemon balm dry.
25. 25. Pluck the leaves from the lemon balm.
26. 26. Stack eight large sheets of baking paper on top of each other.
27. 27. Cut circles with a diameter of 40 cm from the paper.
28. 28. Place two sheets of baking paper on top of each other.
29. 29. Place a piece of lemongrass on the paper.
30. 30. Place a quarter of the noodles and mussel mixture on the paper.
31. 31. Separate an egg into yolk and white.
32. 32. Pour a quarter of the coconut milk over the mussels.
33. 33. Sprinkle a quarter of the lemon balm over the mussels.
34. 34. Brush the edge of the paper with some egg white.
35. 35. Fold the paper over the mussels.
36. 36. Seal the package by folding the edge.
37. 37. Place the mussel packet on a baking sheet.
38. 38. Repeat the process with the remaining ingredients and paper.
39. 39. Moisten the surface of the packets with a little water.
40. 40. Preheat the oven to 225 °C (fan: 200 °C, gas: setting 3-4).
41. 41. Bake the packets for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 176
• Protein: 9 g · Fett/Fat: 6 g · Carbs: 19 g