Mussels With Lemongrass

Ingredients

• 4 lbs mussels
• 2 cups water
• 6 cloves garlic, halved and crushed
• 4 shallots (finely chopped)
• 3 stalks lemongrass
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 2 tablespoons pepper
• 1 cup basil leaves

Directions

1. 1

   Wash and scrape the mussels.

2. 2

   Discard any open ones.

3. 3

   Bring the water to a boil in a large saucepan.

4. 4

   Add shallots, garlic, lemongrass and fish sauce.

5. 5

   Let this simmer 30min, bring water to boil, add mussels.

6. 6

   Cover and boil for five minutes over high heat.

7. 7

   Add salt and pepper to taste and sprinkle with basil leaves.

8. 8

   Cover and cook a few minutes more before removing from the heat.

9. 9

   Discard any mussels which have not opened during cooking.