Name: Spicy Mussels with Bacon
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil; 4 strips streaky bacon cut into lardons; 1 large banana shallot, sliced thinly into rings; 2 large cloves of garlic, grated; 95g dry vermouth or white wine; 100g good chicken stock; 3 tablespoons mirin; 1 tablespoon Korean soybean paste (dwengjang); 1 teaspoon Korean chilli paste (gochujang); 900g mussels, cleaned and beards removed; 1 red chilli, seeds in, sliced thinly into rings on a bias; For the garnish; Handful chopped chives; Wedge of lemon, to serve; Sticky rice, to serve