Ingredients

1 tablespoon unsalted butter

2 garlic cloves, minced

2 tablespoons minced peeled fresh ginger (from a 1 1/2-inch piece)

1 can (13 1/2 ounces) unsweetened coconut milk

3 tablespoons green or yellow Thai curry paste

3 pounds mussels, rinsed and scrubbed

2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Preparation

In a large pot with a lid, melt butter over medium-high. Add garlic and ginger and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Whisk in coconut milk and curry paste and bring to a simmer over high. Add mussels and stir to combine. Cover and reduce heat to medium-high. Cook until mussels open, 5 minutes, stirring once. (Discard unopened mussels). Remove pot from heat and stir in lime juice and cilantro.