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.