Mussels Steamed In Coconut Milk, Lime And Cilantro

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 5 -6 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 red chili peppers, deseeded and chopped
• 2 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
• 4 tablespoons fish sauce
• 2 limes, juice only
• 3 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
• 4 1/2 lbs mussels, scrubbed

Recipe

• 1 put the onion, garlic, chili peppers, coconut milk, fish sauce, lime juice and cilantro into a large saucepan. bring to the boil and cook for about 8 minutes or until the onions are cooked.
• 2 check that all the mussels are tightly closed. if one is open, tap it - if it closes it's good, but if any stay open, throw those ones out.
• 3 when the onions are cooked in the saucepan, throw in all the good mussels, put the lid on and cook until the mussels are widely open.
• 4 serve the mussels in their shells with the broth and some garlic bread.