Thai Green Curry Mussels

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Thai Green Curry Mussels
Tue, 04-08-2008 - 10:51am
Thai Green Curry Mussels
Ingredients

1 cup water
1 teaspoon grated lime rind
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon sugar substitute
1 1/2 teaspoons green curry paste
1 teaspoon fish sauce (no sugar added)
1 (13.5-ounce) can light coconut milk
1 (8-ounce) bottle clam juice
80 mussels (about 2 pounds), scrubbed and debearded
1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
 Lime wedges (optional)



Preparation

Combine 1 cup water and next 7 ingredients (through clam juice) in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add mussels to pan; bring to a boil. Cover and steam 5 minutes or until mussels open; discard any unopened shells. Stir in cilantro. Place about 1/2 cup rice in each of 4 bowls; ladle about 20 mussels and 1 cup coconut mixture over rice. Garnish with lime wedges, if desired. Serve over brown rice.



Yield

4 servings

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