- 5 pounds mussels
- 3 limes
- one 3 1/2-ounce can unsweetened coconut milk
- 1/3 cup dry white wine
- 1 1/2 tablespoons Thai red curry paste
- 1 1/2 tablespoons minced garlic1 tablespoon Asian fish sauce1 tablespoon sugar2 cups fresh cilantro sprigs
Scrub mussels well . Squeeze enough juice from limes to measure 1/3 cup. In an 8-quart kettle boil lime juice, coconut milk, wine, curry paste, garlic, fish sauce, and sugar over high heat, stirring, 2 minutes. Add mussels, tossing to combine. Cook mussels, covered, stirring occasionally, until opened, about 5 to 8 minutes. (Discard any unopened mussels.) Chop cilantro and toss with mussels.
