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Thai Red Curry Mussels

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40 mins total
0 mins prep

273 calories/serving

Recipe Filed Under
Shellfish, Asian, Thai, Low Carb, Healthy, Low Calorie, Dinner, Fall, Spring

Provided By: EatingWell

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We love how a few simple ingredients like coconut milk and curry paste can turn an at-home dish into a Thai delight. Any basil will taste delicious in this recipe, but use Thai basil if you can find it. Make it a meal: Spoon over soba noodles or rice noodles.

Ingredients

Serves:

2 teaspoons peanut oil or canola oil

2 medium cloves garlic minced

2 scallions thinly sliced, whites and greens separated

Zest and juice of 1 lime

1-2 teaspoons Thai red curry paste (see Shopping Tip)

1 14-ounce can lite coconut milk

1 tablespoon brown sugar

2 teaspoons fish sauce (see Tip)

4 pounds mussels scrubbed and debearded (see Tip)

6 cups trimmed watercress (1-2 bunches) or trimmed spinach

2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh basil for garnish

Directions

1. Heat oil in a large high-sided skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add garlic, scallion whites, lime zest and curry paste to taste; cook until fragrant and the paste is sizzling, 1 to 3 minutes. Add lime juice, coconut milk, brown sugar and fish sauce. Bring to a boil and let cook for 2 minutes.

2. Add mussels, return to a simmer, cover and cook for 6 minutes. Spread watercress (or spinach) over the mussels, cover and cook until slightly wilted, about 4 minutes; stir into the mussels. (Discard any unopened mussels.) Serve garnished with scallion greens and basil.

Shopping Tip: Red curry paste and fish sauce, typical Thai ingredients, can be found in the Asian food section of large supermarkets.

Tip: To clean mussels, scrub with a stiff brush under cold running water. Scrape off any barnacles using the shell of another mussel. Pull off the fuzzy beard from each one (some mussels may not have a beard).

Nutrition Facts

Per Single Serving / Serves 4 Total
Calories	273		Total Carbohydrates	16gm	5%
Calories from fat	117		Total Fat	13gm	20%
Saturated Fat	6gm	30%	Mono Unsaturated Fat	2gm
Protein	24gm		Cholesterol	48mg	16%
Fiber	1gm	1%	Sodium	499mg	21%