Description
An elevated seafood dinner for you and your guests.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lb mussels
- 3 tbsp ghee
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 Thai green chilis chopped fine
- 1 small white onion chopped fine
- 2” piece of ginger peeled and grated
- 5–6 large cloves of garlic sliced thinly
- 1 ½ tsp Madras curry powder
- 3/4 tsp Diaspora or another high-quality turmeric
- 2 large Roma tomatoes chopped into small pieces
- 1 shot of vodka
- 1 cup unsweetened coconut milk
- 1/2 lime
- 1 handful of cilantro chopped fine
- Salt
Instructions
- Check the mussels for cracks and make sure they are all closed. Discard the open ones.
- Take the “beard” off any mussels that still have them on by simply holding and pulling with a kitchen towel.
- Use a vegetable brush to clean the outside of the mussels when you rinse them.
- Heat a large Dutch oven and add the ghee and olive oil. Once hot, add the green chilis and the chopped onions with some salt. Saute for a minute before adding the ginger and garlic.
- After the raw smell is gone, sprinkle the Madras curry powder and turmeric and stir. After a minute, add the tomatoes, stir, and cook for 2 minutes.
- Then, add the vodka and simmer for a minute before pouring in the coconut milk. Stir and taste for salt. Add in the chopped cilantro and squeeze the juice of the half-lime.
- Place the mussels in the broth, bring to a boil, then reduce to low heat, cover, and cook for 5 minutes. Stir and remove any mussels that have not opened.
- Serve warm with frites or crusty bread.