Here's a cool Māori recipe to try. This is called toroi. Toroi is a dish mainly made of muscles.
Mussel Toroi
Mussel Toroi
Ingredients:
1 dozen green lip mussels
1 large punch of Pūhā
1 clove of Garlic
1 chilli
2 litres of water
3 tablespoons of Salt
Method:
Wash and clean mussels place into large pot with water and boil
Add salt when mussels just start to open then remove mussels from the pot and leave to the side to cool down.
Strain water from the pot into another pot to remove grit and shell fragments.
Clean Pūhā and then rub leaves together to remove bitterness
Then place into the pot while the water is boiling for 1 minute then remove
Chop up Pūhā then remove mussels from the shell and chop into quarters
Remove seed from the red chillies and chop finely also chop up garlic cloves
Place all of the ingredients except water in to a large bowl and mix together with your hands.
Place ingredients into a glass preserving jar with a knife poke around the bottle to release bubbles then seal.
This should last in your cupboard for up to a year once opened store in your fridge and use within 4 days.