I was hankering for mussels today, so bought two pounds at Whole Foods. I've always loved the spicy mussels I've had in Thai restaurants, so looked at some recipes and cobbled together a version. It turned out very well, so well that I'll use the leftover liquid to simmer some fish in for tomorrow's dinner. I used half of the coconut milk mixture, but if you make 3-4 pounds of mussels, you'll need it all.
1. Prepare 2 lbs fresh mussels--this will serve 2 for dinner; or 4 as an appetizer. Rinse, and any that don't close when pressed throw out
2. In a food processor, combine:
1 cup fresh cilantro
1/2 cup fresh basil
2 Tbs. Thai Green Curry paste
2 tsp. ground coriander
1 can coconut milk (I used lowfat, but if you're not cutting fat, the regular will give a much creamier, thicker sauce. Next time I may use less so the sauce is thicker)
juice of 1 lime
2 tsp. fish sauce
3. In a large pot, saute in 1 tsp. oil:
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 shallots, minced
1-inch slice of ginger, peeled and diced
1/3 cup white wine
red pepper flakes, to taste or minced fresh chili to taste
4. Add the mussels, quickly stir, cover the pot, and simmer for two minutes, just till shells open. Pour in half the coconut milk mixture, and stir well.
5. Stir in more chopped basil and cilantro. Serve with lime wedges and french bread.
Comments (7)
This sounds really good and looks pretty easy too. I've had these in restaurants and they are great.
Posted by Annie | July 15, 2009 8:53 AM
Posted on July 15, 2009 08:53
wherer do you get green curry paste?
Posted by lady cicada | July 15, 2009 8:45 PM
Posted on July 15, 2009 20:45
Cig--Green curry paste comes in a small jar, and I find it at either an Asian grocery or Whole Foods.
Posted by Amy | July 15, 2009 9:05 PM
Posted on July 15, 2009 21:05
I love green curry anything but mussels? Wow, super.
Posted by Barb Cabot | July 16, 2009 5:32 PM
Posted on July 16, 2009 17:32
Sounds and looks great, Amy. I'll have to give that a try.
Posted by candi | July 17, 2009 2:28 AM
Posted on July 17, 2009 02:28
This looks great. I love curry mussels. Typically they are red but I bet they would be great in the green Thai sauce.
Posted by Marta | July 18, 2009 1:43 PM
Posted on July 18, 2009 13:43
I've never had Thai mussels. I have some red curry paste. Wonder if I could substitute and if I did if I would have to make other changes for the red paste?
Posted by girasoli | September 9, 2009 3:49 AM
Posted on September 9, 2009 03:49