Buttery Steamed Mussels with Sake and Chiles
- 5 tablespoons butter, divided
- 2 1/2 cups chopped green onions (about 10 large)
- 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 cup sake
- 6 Thai bird chiles with seeds or 3 small serrano chiles with seeds, sliced crosswise into thin rounds
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- 3 large garlic cloves, pressed
- 2 1/2 pounds mussels, scrubbed, debearded
- Melt 3 tablespoons butter in large pot over medium-high heat.
- Add green onions and saute until beginning to soften, about 2 minutes.
- Add next 5 ingredients.
- Bring to boil.
- Add mussels.
- Cover pot and increase heat to high.
- Cook until mussels open, 5 to 6 minutes.
- Divide mussels among bowls (discard any mussels that do not open).
- Boil juices in pot to reduce slightly, about 1 minute.
- Whisk in remaining 2 tablespoons butter.
- Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
- Spoon sauce over mussels; serve.
butter, green onions, fresh cilantro, sake, bird chiles, soy sauce, garlic, mussels
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/buttery-steamed-mussels-with-sake-and-chiles-242485 (may not work)