Delicious Baked Tahong Recipe (Baked Mussels Recipe)

Baked Tahong (Garlic Butter Cheese Mussels): An Easy, Elegant Appetizer

Baked Tahong is a simple yet impressive Filipino-style appetizer where plump mussels are topped with garlicky butter, melted cheese, and fresh herbs, then baked until golden and bubbly. Perfect for dinner parties, pulutan, or a quick seafood feast—ready in just 20 minutes!

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

✅ Quick & Fancy – Looks gourmet with minimal effort.
🧄 Garlic Butter Bliss – Rich, aromatic, and irresistible.
🧀 Cheesy Goodness – Mozzarella or quickmelt adds gooey perfection.
🍋 Budget-Friendly – Mussels are affordable yet elegant.

Key Ingredients

• Fresh tahong (mussels) – Scrubbed and debearded.
• Butter & garlic – The flavorful base.
• Cheese – Quickmelt, mozzarella, or Parmesan.
• Parsley or spring onions – For freshness.
• Lemon or calamansi – For a bright finish.

Serving Ideas

🍽 Appetizer – Serve on a platter with lemon wedges.
🍻 Pulutan – Pair with ice-cold beer.
🍞 With crusty bread – To soak up the garlic butter.

Pro Tips

✨ Add chili flakes – For a spicy kick.
🔥 Use halved shells – For easier eating.
🧈 Swap butter with olive oil – For a lighter version.

These Baked Tahong are restaurant-worthy yet effortless—garlicky, cheesy, and oh-so-addictive!

Love seafood starters? Try our Baked Scallops or Adobong Tahong next! 🐚🔥

Enjoy, share, and happy feasting! 😋

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Delicious Baked Tahong Recipe (Baked Mussels Recipe)

Author: Yummy Food Ph Cooking Method: Baking Cuisine: Asian, Filipino Courses: Appetizer, Main Dish Recipe Keys: Dairy High Protein S Seafood

Difficulty: Intermediate Prep Time 10 mins Cook Time 20 mins Total Time 30 mins

Servings: 4 Calories: 670

Best Season: Suitable throughout the year

Description

The Baked Tahong Recipe, or Baked Mussels, is a very simple seafood dish appetizer, which can also be a main dish. Try this straight-forward tahong (mussels) stuffed with butter, garlic, cheese, and parsley. A yummy appetizer at a low cost. For more recipes, feel free to browse our recipe archive. Share and enjoy the food. Thank you for visiting us.

Ingredients

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Servings

• ¹⁄₂ kg tahong (mussels) (cleaned and boiled)
• 1 cup butter
• 1 head garlic (minced)
• 1 cup quick melt cheese (grated)
• chopped parsley

Instructions

Step-by-step guide

1. Clean the tahong or mussels, then put them in a casserole, add water, and bring to a boil until the shell opens.

2. When it is opened, remove the extra shell from the tahong, and arrange them on a baking tray lined with aluminum foil. Set aside.

3. In a mixing bowl, combine butter, minced garlic and chopped parsley, then mix well. Place some of the butter mixture on the tahong (mussels) with a spoon.

4. Top the mussels with grated quick melt cheese. Bake it for 15 minutes in a preheated oven.

5. Remove it from the oven and transfer it to a serving plate.

   Serve, share and enjoy the food!

Nutrition Facts

Servings 4

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Amount Per Serving

Calories 670kcal

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 58.4g90%

Saturated Fat 35.7g179%

Cholesterol 187mg63%

Sodium 867mg37%

Potassium 577mg17%

Total Carbohydrate 14.3g5%

Dietary Fiber 0.7g3%

Sugars 0.5g

Protein 24.3g49%

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Calcium 24 mg

Iron 33 mg

Vitamin D 176 IU

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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