GHANAIAN INSPIRED SEAFOOD (MUSSELS) SOUP

Cooking Time:45-50mins         Prep Time:10mins

Ingredients:
1tblspn olive oil
1 medium size onion
2 gloves garlic
1 inch size fresh ginger
2 habanero green peppers
3 big size fresh tomatoes or 200g of can peeled tomatoes
1 vegetable stock block
Fresh or frozen mussels
salt

Method
Firstly, blend the onions, garlics, ginger, peppers and tomatoes together frying all in a oiled suacepan on a medium heat for 2-5 mins. Then add some water about the quantity of the soup one preferes. Increase the heat and allow to boil to a prefered reduction of the soup between 20-30 minutes.
After 20-30mins, lower the heat, add the vegetable stock block and allow the soup to boil for another 10mins or till oil starts to form up on the surface of the soup.
Next add the mussels to the soup, cover saucepan and let soup simmer till all the mussels open up making sure not to overcook for 5-10 mins depending on the sizes of the mussels.
Finally check for salt, turn of the heat and allow the soup to stand letting the mussels take in the salt.
Serve soup by itself or with some bread for extra fill. Enjoy...
p.s. when using frozen mussels add it straight from the freezer and increase the heat so it doesn't reduce down the temperature of the soup. Do not thaw frozen mussels. Thawing might cause some of the mussels to open up leading to overcooking them in the hot soup.