Thai Steamed Mussels

• servings: 6 servings
• active time: 20 minutes
• total time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

1 (13.5 ounce) can unsweetened coconut milk

⅓ cup fresh lime juice

⅓ cup dry white wine

1 ½ tablespoons Thai red curry paste

1 ½ tablespoons minced garlic

1 tablespoon Asian fish sauce

1 tablespoon white sugar

5 pounds fresh mussels, scrubbed and debearded

2 cups chopped fresh cilantro

Directions

Combine coconut milk, lime juice, white wine, curry paste, garlic, fish sauce, and sugar in a large pot. Stir to dissolve sugar and curry paste; bring to a boil. Let mixture boil for 2 minutes, then add mussels. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until mussels are opened, 5 to 8 minutes.

Remove the pot from heat and discard any unopened mussels. Pour mussels and liquid into a serving dish and toss with cilantro.

Nutrition

• Calories: 485 kcal
• Total Fat: 24 g
• Saturated Fat: 14 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 106 mg
• Sodium: 1353 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 21 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1 g
• Total Sugars: 3 g
• Protein: 48 g