Steamed Mussels With Chipoltes And Coconut Milk

By á-170456

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped peeled carrot
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1 can light unsweetened coconut milk - (14 oz)
• 1 cup chicken stock (or canned low-salt chicken broth)
• 1 cup dry white wine
• 3 tablespoons chopped garlic
• 1/4 cup coarsely-chopped fresh mint
• 1/4 cup coarsely-chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped canned chipotle chilies
• 2 1/4 pounds mussels scrubbed, debearded

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add onion, carrot and celery and sauté until onion is tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in coconut milk, stock, wine and garlic; boil over medium-high heat until reduced to 2 cups, about 15 minutes.

Stir in mint, cilantro and chilies. Add mussels; cover and cook until mussels open, about 5 minutes (discard any mussels that do not open). Transfer mussels and broth to large bowl and serve.

This recipe yields 6 servings.