You will need
200 g cherry tomatoes, kept whole and pricked with a toothpick to prevent bursting
2 T (30 ml) fresh lemon juice
2 T (30 ml) olive oil
4 cloves garlic, finely sliced
1 t (5 ml) Ina Paarman’s Chilli & Garlic Seasoning
1 x 25 g Ina Paarman’s Liquid Fish Stock
¼ cup (60 ml) white wine or water (optional)
1 – 1 ½ kg black mussels lightly scrubbed and beards removed or frozen prawns (defrosted)
freshly ground black pepper
fresh basil
Method
Adjust the oven shelf to the middle position and preheat the oven to 200°C.
Use a big oven pan. Add cherry tomatoes, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, Chilli & Garlic Seasoning and Fish Stock mixed with wine or water.
Stir everything together.
Bake for 20 minutes.
Remove pan from oven.
Add the cleaned mussels or defrosted prawns and distribute evenly.
Return the pan to the oven.
Bake open for 15 minutes or until the mussels have opened. Season generously with freshly ground black pepper.
Sprinkle with fresh basil leaves and serve with crusty bread to mop up the delicious sauce.
Serve in the pan so that everyone can help themselves and mop up the juices as they go along.
