shellfish – Shane's Outdoor Fun

Tasty and healthy stir fry of mussels, bok choy, and noodles.

Once more I have a nice amount of wild harvested mussels to something with. These are a different type than the bay mussels I harvested last time. These are the California mussels that live along rocky outcrops all over any rocky habitat throughout the Oregon coast. And I found a bonus in these mussels. There were several small pearls that I found while cleaning them.

Lots of mini pearls that were embedded in the mussels.

They are not very big, but it was fun to find them. For this batch of mussels I am going to stir fry them with some veggies and Yakisoba noodles. Stir frying is a very quick and easy way to make a quick meal. The noodles are already cooked so they just need to be warmed up.

Ingredients:

1 package of yakisoba noodles
2 cups fresh bok choy
1 cup bean sprouts
3 garlic cloves
8 oz cooked and shelled mussels
1 tablespoon olive oil or oil of choice

Saute the garlic in the oil until it just starts to change color
Add in the bok choy and bean sprouts and cook for 2-5 minutes at medium heat or until they are almost cooked
Add in the yakisoba noodles and mussels, then cook until heated completely. This usually only takes a couple minutes
At this point you can add in any sauce that you like for flavoring. I am just adding a light soy sauce to the mix.

Yesterday day was a great day of fun and sun at the beach. And the perfect low tide to pick a limit of bay mussels of the jetty. The only thing about getting mussels off the jetty is that they tend to be on the small size. The largest one that I found was about 4 inches. The average was just over 2 inches. With all these delicious mussels I decided that mixing them in with some pesto would make for a great dinner tonight. That and it’s a very simple recipe. This will make two servings

Ingredients:

1/2 lb cooked and shelled mussels
2 ounces pesto
4 ounces dried pasta of choice

Cook up your pasta as per directions and drain. While the pasta is cooking warm up the mussels with the pesto in a large saute pan. add the cooked pasta to the pan and toss to coat the noodles evenly with the pesto. pour into bowls and enjoy.